III. adjective
or om·bre (ˈ)ōⁿ|brā, (ˈ)äm|b-
Etymology: French ombré, past participle of ombrer to shade, from Italian ombrare, from ombra shade, shadow, from Latin umbra — more at umbrage
: shaded — used especially of fabrics with a dyed or woven design in which the color is graduated from light to dark and often into stripes of varying shades of one or more colors
some hats are of ombré blues and lavenders — Lois Long
IV. noun
or ombre “
( -s )
1. : an ombré design
2. : a fabric with an ombré design
a gray leaf-and-fern pattern printed on a pink-to-red ombré — Lois Long