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SABLE
sable
(adjective) of a dark somewhat brownish black
sable, Martes zibellina
(noun) marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
sable
(noun) a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil
(noun) an artist’s brush made of sable hairs
sable
(noun) the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Sable
A surname.
Anagrams
• Ables, Basel, Basle, Blase, Bleas, Sabel, ables, albes, baels, bales, beals, blase, blasé, labes, saleb
Etymology
Noun
sable (countable and uncountable, plural sables)
(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia).
(countable) The marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
(countable and uncountable) The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
(countable) An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable (Wikipedia).
(tincture) A black colour on a coat of arms (Wikipedia).
(countable and uncountable) A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
(in the plural, sables) Black garments, especially worn in mourning.
• Young
Adjective
sable (comparative more sable, superlative most sable)
Of the black colour sable.
(tincture): In blazon, of the colour black.
Made of sable fur.
Dark, somber.
(obsolete, literary) Dark-skinned; black.
Synonyms
• (dark-skinned): black, dusky, inky, sooty, swarthy
Anagrams
• Ables, Basel, Basle, Blase, Bleas, Sabel, ables, albes, baels, bales, beals, blase, blasé, labes, saleb
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"ble, n. Etym: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sóbole.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur.
Note: The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a dense coat of hair, overtopped by another still longer. It varies greatly in color and quality according to the locality and the season of the year. The darkest and most valuable furs are taken in autumn and winter in the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North America.
Note: The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered a distinct species (Mustela Americana), but it differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now considered only a geographical variety.
2. The fur of the sable.
3. A mouring garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural. "Sables wove by destiny." Young.
4. (Her.)
Definition: The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines each other.
Sa"ble, a.
Definition: Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world. Young. Sable antelope (Zoöl.), a large South African antelope (Hippotragus niger). Both sexes have long, sharp horns. The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut above, white beneath.
– Sable iron, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.
– Sable mouse (Zoöl.), the lemming.
Sa"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sabled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sabling.]
Definition: To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black. Sabled all in black the shady sky. G. Fletcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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