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Definitions for: Sable
[n] marten of North Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
[n] a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
[n] an artist's brush made of sable hair
[n] a very dark black
[n] the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
[adj] dark somewhat brownish black
Webster (1913) Definition: Sa"ble, n. [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4),
LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel,
sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. s['o]bole.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family
(Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of
Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft,
and valuable fur.
Note: The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head
and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a
dense coat of hair, overtopped by another still longer.
It varies greatly in color and quality according to the
locality and the season of the year. The darkest and
most valuable furs are taken in autumn and winter in
the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North
America.
Note: The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered
a distinct species (Mustela Americana), but it
differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now
considered only a geographical variety.
2. The fur of the sable.
3. A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the
plural. ``Sables wove by destiny.'' --Young.
4. (Her.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and
horizontal lines crossing each other.
Sa"ble, a.
Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly
in poetry.
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless
majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a
slumbering world. --Young.
Sable antelope (Zo["o]l.), a large South African antelope
(Hippotragus niger). Both sexes have long, sharp horns.
The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut
above, white beneath.
Sable iron, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called
because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.
Sable mouse (Zo["o]l.), the lemming.
Sa"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sabled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sabling.]
To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.
Sabled all in black the shady sky. --G. Fletcher.
Synonyms: achromatic, coal black, ebony, jet black, Martes zibellina, pitch black, sable brush, sable's hair pencil, soot black
See Also: black, blackness, brush, fur, marten, marten cat, pelt, rigger, rigger brush, scarf
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