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Word: sable (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Dark, somber.
  • Made of sable fur.
  • Of the black colour sable.
  • tincture: In blazon, of the colour black.

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Noun:

  • A black colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
  • An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable.
  • 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.
  • sables Black garments worn in mourning.
  • The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
  • The marten, especially ''Mustela americana''.
  • tincture: A black colour on a coat of arms.

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