Sables
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈseɪbəlz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sables is a noun meaning plural of sable.
Meaning
plural of sable.
More Meanings
- Black garments worn in mourning.
- (uncommon) Alternative form of sable (“heraldry: black”).
Example Sentences
Argent, a fesse between 3 cressauntes Sables. Sables, a sunne Argent.
The arms of his father, John Smith, were ratified and confirmed by Christopher Barker, Garter King of Arms, on March 12, 1545, and according to the description of them given in the dead, his crest was "an eagle rysing sables, holding in his right claw a pen argent, issuing thereout flames of fyer set upon a wreath argent and azure, mantelles gules, lined argent, botoned gold."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ebony, jet black, colorless, achromatic, pitch black, sands.
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