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Definition of Omber
1. n. A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons.
Definition of Omber
1. Noun. (alternative form of ombre) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Omber
1. ombre [n -S] - See also: ombre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Omber
Literary usage of Omber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1845)
"Mrs. omber, after making him renew his pledge not to repeat or allude to what
she had said, left him in his rumination ; and, after a short pause, ..."
2. Researches Into the History of the Roman Constitution: With an Appendix Upon by Wilhelm Ihne (1853)
"In omber and Umber we must recognise the same stem with the insertion of m, which
easily takes place before br, as in fimbria, from fibra. ..."
3. A German and English Dictionary by Karl. Breul (1906)
"... to pawn; to lend ; to advance. Vom'btr, n. (—t, pi. —) omber. — n, tn (aiti.
h.) to play at omber. Coo», t'OOl'tn, i'OOI'ft, te under fio«, ..."
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