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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•ble /ˈseɪbəl/USA pronunciation n., pl. -bles, (esp. when thought of as a group for 1, 2. ) -ble. - Mammals[countable] a small dark-colored Eurasian or North American marten, valued for its fur.
- Clothing[uncountable] the fur of the sable.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•ble (sā′bəl),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bles, (esp. collectively for 1, 2) -ble, adj. n. - Mammalsan Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Mammalsa marten, esp. Mustela americana.
- Clothingthe fur of the sable.
- Heraldrythe color black, often being one of the heraldic colors.
- Clothing sables, mourning garments.
adj. - Heraldryof the heraldic color sable.
- Clothingmade of the fur or hair of the sable.
- very dark;
black.
- Slavic or Baltic; compare Russian sóbol', Lithuanian sàbalas; ulterior origin, originally obscure
- Middle Low German sabel (compare late Old High German zobel)
- Old French
- Middle English 1275–1325
- a cape on a small island at the SW tip of Nova Scotia, Canada: lighthouse.
- a cape at the S tip of Florida.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sable /ˈseɪbəl/ n ( pl -bles, -ble)- a marten, Martes zibellina, of N Asian forests, with dark brown luxuriant fur
- the highly valued fur of this animal
- (as modifier): a sable coat
- American sable ⇒ the brown, slightly less valuable fur of the American marten, Martes americana
- the colour of sable fur: a dark brown to yellowish-brown colour
adj - of the colour of sable fur
- black; dark; gloomy
- (usually postpositive) of the colour black
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Old High German zobel, of Slavic origin; related to Russian sobol', Polish sobol Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Sable /ˈseɪbəl/ n Cape Sable ⇒ - a cape at the S tip of Florida: the southernmost point of continental US
- the southernmost point of Nova Scotia, Canada
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