Both Uses of
somber
in
Don Quixote
- As they marched they beat two great drums which were likewise draped in black, and beside them came the fife player, black and sombre like the others.†
Chpt 2.35-36 *
- He came on keeping step to the sound of the drums with great gravity and dignity; and, in short, his stature, his gait, the sombreness of his appearance and his following might well have struck with astonishment, as they did, all who beheld him without knowing who he was.†
Chpt 2.35-36
Definition:
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(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad