Sable definition
(now rare) Black mourning clothes.
noun
Of the color black, as in heraldry or mourning.
adjective
A sablefish.
noun
Of the fur of the sable.
A sable coat.
adjective
Any marten; esp., the stone marten or a darker American species (Martes americana)
noun
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A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Mustela zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur .
noun
A grayish yellowish brown.
noun
A mustelid mammal (Martes zibellina) of northern Eurasia, having soft dark commercially valuable fur.
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The pelt or fur of this animal.
noun
The similar fur of other species of martens.
noun
The color black, especially in heraldry.
noun
Black garments worn in mourning.
noun
Of a grayish yellowish brown.
adjective
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Dark; somber.
adjective
(heraldry) The color black: indicated in engraving by crosshatching.
noun
The costly fur or pelt of the sable.
noun
A coat, neckpiece, etc. made of this.
noun
Made of or with the fur of the sable.
adjective
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Black or dark brown.
adjective
(place) Cape at the S tip of Fla.: southernmost point of the U.S. mainland: c. 20 mi (32 km) long.
proper name
(place) Cape at the S tip of Nova Scotia.
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A black colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
noun
Of the black colour sable.
adjective
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Made of sable fur.
adjective
Origin of sable
- Middle English from Old French from Middle Low German sabel from Old Russian sobol' ultimately from Persian samōr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Attested since 1275, from Middle English, from Old French sable and martre sable (“sable martin"), in reference to the animal or its fur; from Middle Low German sabel (compare Middle Dutch sabel, Middle High German zobel); ultimately from an Old Slavonic or Baltic word (compare Russian соболь (sobolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Compare also Persian samōr.
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