When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, And, joined to two, he fails not to make three. --Young. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
omber — or ombre [äm′bər] n. [< Fr or Sp: Fr ombre < Sp hombre < L homo, a man: see HOMAGE] a card game played with forty cards by three players, popular in the 17th and 18th cent … English World dictionary
omber — I. noun see ombre I II. noun see ombre II * * * /om beuhr/, n. 1. a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards. 2. the player undertaking to win the pool in this game. Also, hombre; esp.… … Useful english dictionary
omber — /om beuhr/, n. 1. a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards. 2. the player undertaking to win the pool in this game. Also, hombre; esp. Brit., ombre. [1650 60; < F (h)ombre < Sp hombre… … Universalium
omber — om·ber … English syllables
omber — om•ber or hombre I [[t]ˈɒm bər[/t]] n. gam a card game for three, played with 40 cards, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries Also, esp. brit. om′bre. Etymology: 1650–60; < F (h)ombre < Sp hombre lit., man < L hominem, acc. of homō man … From formal English to slang
Ombre — Omber Om ber, Ombre Om bre, n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre, lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.] A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. Pope. [1913 Webster] When ombre calls, his hand and heart are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beast — (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beast royal — Beast Beast (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lomber — Sn ein Kartenspiel per. Wortschatz fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Die Bezeichnung kommt aus dem Französischen ins Deutsche (l ombre), stammt aber aus dem Spanischen (hombre m. Mensch gemeint ist der Hauptspieler, der gegen die anderen spielt aus l.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
hom|bre — hom|bre1 «OM buhr», noun. = omber. (Cf. ↑omber) hom|bre2 «M bray, UHM bree», noun. 1. Southwestern U.S. man. 2. U.S. Slang. a robust fellow; he man, especially a character in a Western. ╂[< Spanish hombre man] … Useful english dictionary
