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- Dictionarysable/ˈseɪbl/
adjective
- 1. black: literary "the sable blackness of her hair"
noun
- 1. black. literary
- 2. a large African antelope with long curved horns, the male of which has a black coat and the female a russet coat, both having a white belly.
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1. a. : the color black. b. : black clothing worn in mourning usually used in plural. 2. a or plural sable. (1) : a carnivorous mammal (Martes zibellina) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia. (2) : any of various animals related to the sable. b. : the fur or pelt of a sable. 3.
SABLE definition: 1. a small animal with thick, warm fur, or the fur of this animal used for making clothes and…. Learn more.
Sable is a fluffy little animal known for its silky dark brown fur. It’s native to Japan, Siberia, and other parts of northern Asia. You may meet up with a sable in a zoo or as somebody's expensive coat.
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.
SABLE meaning: 1. a small animal with thick, warm fur, or the fur of this animal used for making clothes and…. Learn more.
n. 1. a. A mustelid mammal (Martes zibellina) of northern Eurasia, having soft dark commercially valuable 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. adj. 1.
1. a marten, Martes zibellina, of N Asian forests, with dark brown luxuriant fur. Related adjective: zibeline. 2. a. the highly valued fur of this animal. b.
