Sable

Quick meaning: Sable is a noun meaning (countable) Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).

Meaning

(countable) Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).

More Meanings

1. (countable and uncountable) A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
2. (countable) An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush.
3. (heraldry) A black colour on a coat of arms.
4. (countable and uncountable) A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
5. (in the plural, sables) Black garments, especially worn in mourning.
6. The sablefish.
7. (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.

Example Sentences

I ſee its Sables wove by Deſtiny.

Lovers dallied upon divans spread with sables.

"Ye must avenge my sister's son's death; I will sables and martins bestow."

When I behold the violet past prime, And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white

Word Forms

• sables
• sabler
• sablest

Synonyms for sable

Depending on context, synonyms include black, dusky, inky, sooty, swarthy, achromatic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ebony, jet black, colorless, achromatic, pitch black, marten.

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