sable

(sāˈbəl)

1. a. A carnivorous mammal (Martes zibellina) of northern Europe and Asia, having soft dark fur.
   b. The pelt or fur of this animal.
   c. The similar fur of other species of martens.
2. a. The color black, especially in heraldry.
   b. sables Black garments worn in mourning.
3. A grayish yellowish brown.
4. A sablefish.

1. Of a grayish yellowish brown.
2. Of the color black, as in heraldry or mourning.
3. Dark; somber.
4. Of the fur of the sable: a sable coat.

(sāˈbəl), Cape

1. A promontory of southern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is on an inlet south of Sable Island, a low sandy island often called “the Graveyard of the Atlantic” because of its hazard to navigation.
2. A cape at the southwest tip of Florida. Part of Everglades National Park, it is the southernmost extremity of the U.S. mainland.