sombers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of somber
• sombres
Source: Wiktionary
Som"ber, Som"bre, a. Etym: [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See Umbrage.]
1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections. The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short. Beaconsfield.
Som"ber, Som"bre, v. t.
Definition: To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]
Som"ber, Som"bre, n.
Definition: Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
