Both Uses of
somber
in
The Age of Innocence
- Her face had grown as sombre as a tragic mask.†
Chpt 12 *
- It was a sombre snowy afternoon, and the gas-lamps were lit in the big reverberating station.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad