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sable
1[ sey-buhl ]
noun
- an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific Islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- a marten, especially Mustela americana.
- the fur of the sable.
- the color black, often being one of the heraldic colors.
- sables, mourning garments.
adjective
- of the heraldic color sable.
- made of the fur or hair of the sable.
- very dark; black.
Sable
2[ sey-buhl ]
noun
- Cape Sable,
- a cape on a small island at the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada: known for its lighthouse.
- a cape at the southern tip of Florida.
Sable
1/ ˈseɪbəl /
noun
- a cape at the S tip of Florida: the southernmost point of continental US
- the southernmost point of Nova Scotia, Canada
sable
2/ ˈseɪbəl /
noun
- a marten, Martes zibellina, of N Asian forests, with dark brown luxuriant fur zibeline
- the highly valued fur of this animal
- ( as modifier )
a sable coat
- American sablethe brown, slightly less valuable fur of the American marten, Martes americana
- the colour of sable fur: a dark brown to yellowish-brown colour
adjective
- of the colour of sable fur
- black; dark; gloomy
- usually postpositive heraldry of the colour black
Word History and Origins
Origin of sable1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sable1
Example Sentences
Traditional brushes are made with animal hair from squirrels, goats or sable, a species of weasel.
The four largest herbivores wearing GPS collars -- nyala, kudu, sable and elephant -- had no fatalities.
One of the ferrets is described as a sable polecat ferret, and the other is a silver ferret.
“The day after she arrived,” Ms. Smith wrote, “the fur coats, including one sable, one chinchilla and a mink, were missing,” apparently stolen from the actress’s hotel room.
That means baking British-style biscuits — lemon sugar sables, almond orange pillows and ginger molasses cookies — plus slabs of chocolate cake and fluffy ricotta cake topped with her own strawberry compote.
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