Definitions for sableˈseɪ bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•bleˈseɪ bəl(n.)(pl.)-bles; -ble
(n.)a dark-colored Eurasian marten, Martes zibellina, valued for its fur.
Category: Mammals
a North American marten
Martes americana.
Category: Mammals
the fur of the sable.
Category: Clothing
the color black.
Category: Heraldry
sables, black mourning garments.
Category: Clothing
(adj.)of the color black.
Category: Heraldry
made of sable fur.
Category: Clothing
very dark.
Origin of sable:
1275–1325; < OF < MLG sabel (cf. late OHG zobel) < Slavic or Baltic
Sa•bleˈseɪ bəl(n.)Cape
a cape on a small island at the SW tip of Nova Scotia, Canada: lighthouse.
Category: Geography (places)
a cape at the S tip of Florida.
Category: Geography (places)
Princeton's WordNet
sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil(noun)
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
sable(noun)
the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black(noun)
a very dark black
sable(noun)
a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
sable, Martes zibellina(adj)
marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
sable(adj)
of a dark somewhat brownish black
Wiktionary
sable(Noun)
: A black colour on a coat of arms.
sable(Noun)
A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Mustela zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
sable(Noun)
The marten, especially Mustela americana.
sable(Noun)
Black garments worn in mourning.
sable(Noun)
The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
sable(Noun)
An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable.
sable(Adjective)
Of the black colour sable.
sable(Adjective)
: In blazon, of the colour black.
sable(Adjective)
Made of sable fur.
sable(Adjective)
Dark, somber.
Origin: C.1275, ; from sable and martre sable, in reference to the animal or its fur; from sabel (compare sabel, zobel); ultimately from an Old Slavonic or Baltic word (compare соболь (sóbol'), soból, sobol). Compare also samōr.
Webster Dictionary
Sable(noun)
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
Sable(noun)
the fur of the sable
Sable(noun)
a mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural
Sable(noun)
the tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other
Sable(adj)
of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry
Sable(verb)
to render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black
Translations for sable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sable(noun)
a kind of small animal found in Arctic regions, valued for its glossy fur.
- nertsAfrikaans

- سَمّور سيبيرياArabic

- самурBulgarian

- zibelinaPortuguese (BR)

- sobolCzech

- der ZobelGerman

- zobelDanish

- ζιμπελίνα (θηλαστικό με πολύτιμη γούνα)Greek

- marta cebellinaSpanish

- soobelEstonian

- سمورFarsi

- soopeliFinnish

- zibeline, martreFrench

- צוֹבֶלHebrew

- सेबल, नेवले की जाति का एक पशुHindi

- samur, sobolCroatian

- cobolyHungarian

- sebangsa musangIndonesian

- safaliIcelandic

- zibellinoItalian

- 黒てんJapanese

- 흑담비Korean

- sabalasLithuanian

- sabulisLatvian

- sabelMalay

- sabeldierDutch

- sobelNorwegian

- sobólPolish

- سمورPersian

- يو ډول تور نسوارى رنګى ژوى چې په شمالى اروپا او اسياكى پيداكيږى، سمور: تور (رنګ)، دسمور پوست: (جمع) دماتم او وير جامى او كالىPashto

- zibelinaPortuguese

- zibelinăRomanian

- собольRussian

- soboľSlovak

- soboljSlovenian

- samurSerbian

- sobelSwedish

- สัตวสี่เท้าเลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมคล้ายแมวจำพวก Martes zibellinaThai

- samurTurkish

- 黑貂Chinese (Trad.)

- собольUkrainian

- سمورUrdu

- chồn zibêlinVietnamese

- 黑貂Chinese (Simp.)

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