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| sa·ble [ sáyb'l ] |
noun (plural sa·bles or sa·ble) |
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1. (plural sa·bles) industry brown fur: the soft dark fur of a marten
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often used before a noun
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2. dress sable garment: a garment made of sable fur
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3. zoology N Asian marten: a short-tailed marten whose fur is sable. Native to: northern Asia. Latin name Martes zibellina.
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4. graphic arts artist's brush: an artist's brush made with the hairs of a sable
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5. heraldry color black in heraldry: in heraldry, the color black
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plural noun |
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mourning clothes: black clothes worn in mourning
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archaic
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adjective |
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1. colors heraldry of black color: of the color black, e.g. in heraldry
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2. dark: very dark or gloomy
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| [15th century. Via French< medieval Latin sabelum, probably < Lithuanian sàbalas or Russian sobol'] |
