Definitions for sable
ˈseɪ bəlsable

Princeton's WordNet(2.87 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencilnoun

   an artist's brush made of sable hairs

2. sablenoun

   the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

3. coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot blacknoun

   a very dark black

4. sablenoun

   a scarf (or trimming) made of sable

5. sable, Martes zibellinaadjective

   marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur

6. sableadjective

   of a dark somewhat brownish black

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sablenoun

   A black colour on a coat of arms.

   Etymology: 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.

2. sablenoun

   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.

   Etymology: 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.

3. sablenoun

   The marten, especially Mustela americana.

   Etymology: 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.

4. sablenoun

   Black garments worn in mourning.

   Etymology: 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.

5. sablenoun

   The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.

   Etymology: 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.

6. sablenoun

   An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable.

   Etymology: 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.

7. sableadjective

   Of the black colour sable.

   Etymology: 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.

8. sableadjective

   In blazon, of the colour black.

   Etymology: 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.

9. sableadjective

   Made of sable fur.

   Etymology: 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.

10. sableadjective

    Dark, somber.

    Etymology: 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sablenoun

   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

   Etymology: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sbole.]

2. Sablenoun

   the fur of the sable

   Etymology: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sbole.]

3. Sablenoun

   a mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural

   Etymology: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sbole.]

4. Sablenoun

   the tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other

   Etymology: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sbole.]

5. Sableadjective

   of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry

   Etymology: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sbole.]

6. Sableverb

   to render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black

   Etymology: [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. sbole.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Sable

   The sable is a species of marten which inhabits forest environments, primarily in Russia from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, eastern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, China, North and South Korea and Hokkaidō in Japan. Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia. It has historically been harvested for its highly valued fur, which remains a luxury good to this day. While hunting of wild animals is still common in Russia, most fur in the market is now commercially farmed.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sable

   sā′bl, n. a Siberian species of Marten, with lustrous dark-brown or blackish fur: its fur: a fine paint-brush made of sable: the colour black: (pl.) black clothes, mourning clothes.—adj. of the colour of the sable's fur: blackish, dark-brown: made of the fur of the sable.—v.t. to sadden.&mdashmdash;adjs. Sā′ble-stoled; Sā′ble-vest′ed. [O. Fr. sable—Russ. sabolĭ.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sable

   One of the tinctures in heraldry, implying black. In heraldic engravings, it is represented by perpendicular and horizontal lines crossing each other.

Matched Categories

1. • Black
   • Brush
   • Fur
   • Scarf

Anagrams for sable »

1. ables, baels, bales, Basel, Basle, blasé, blase, Blase

How to pronounce sable?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sable in a Sentence

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Tout faire dans la vie avec passion. Artistes incroyables, invent euros brillants et merveilleux écrivains atteignent les plus hauts niveaux dans leurs champs à cause de leur passion. Sans passion, la vie est comme un coquillage vide et creuse couché dans le sable. Ce est la passion qui apporte la vie dans tout ce que vous faites dans la vie. Merci beeaucoup!

2. Dennis Basso Boutique:

   They knew what they were looking for, they broke down the door to my Madison Avenue store at 5 a.m. on Christmas Eve and took only the most expensive sable coats.

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