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3.4.16.2.d k-br Dark; sombre

Bretonkabrcloud
Franç.cabrecloudy, dark, black (weather)
Franç.: Bellautsévrellonoir; (vin) rouge; sale, FEW 23: 185, 186
Franç.macabre(prefix ma + cabre) Engl. id., gruesome, pertaining to death. No relation to Macchabaeus, the root of which is mac- ð3.4.21.. On the other hand, the French slang macchabée "cadaver" was formed on macabre with influence of the proper name
Franç.: Parisgombreuxdirty
Ital.gabbrohornblende, a blackish green mineral
Pers.ghabràSee-see Partridge, 20; dust-colour
Kurdishghavergrey

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