sable
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands.
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Definition
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noun
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.
countable and uncountable
A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
The expensive dark brown fur of the marten
countable and uncountable
A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
countable
An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush.
countable
Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
adjective
Dark, somber.
Sable-coloured, black.
Made of sable fur.
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