n.
Pronunciation: ' äm- ˌ br ā
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, past participle of ombrer to shade, from Italian ombrare, from ombra shade, from Latin umbra ― more at UMBRAGE
Date: 1893
: having colors or tones that shade into each other ― used especially of fabrics in which the color is graduated from light to dark
– ombré noun