Sable Definition
sābəl
sables
noun
sables
A mustelid mammal (Martes zibellina) of northern Eurasia, having soft dark commercially valuable fur.
American Heritage
Any marten; esp., the stone marten or a darker American species (Martes americana)
Webster's New World
The costly fur or pelt of the sable.
Webster's New World
A coat, neckpiece, etc. made of this.
Webster's New World
The color black: indicated in engraving by crosshatching.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- soot-black
- pitch-black
- jet-black
- ebony
- coal-black
- sable's hair pencil
- sable brush
- Martes zibellina
adjective
Black or dark brown.
Webster's New World
Of the color black, as in heraldry or mourning.
American Heritage
Made of or with the fur of the sable.
Webster's New World
Dark; somber.
American Heritage
Origin of Sable
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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.
From Wiktionary
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
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