sable

sa·ble  (sbl)

n.

1.

a. A carnivorous mammal (Martes zibellina) of northern Europe and Asia, having soft dark fur.

b. The pelt or fur of this animal.

c. The similar fur of other species of martens.

2.

a. The color black, especially in heraldry.

b. sables Black garments worn in mourning.

3. A grayish yellowish brown.

4. A sablefish.

adj.

1. Of a grayish yellowish brown.

2. Of the color black, as in heraldry or mourning.

3. Dark; somber.

4. Of the fur of the sable: a sable coat.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Middle Low German sabel, from Old Russian sobol', ultimately from Persian samr.]

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sable

Noun

pl -bles or -ble

1. a marten of N Asia, N Europe, and America, with dark brown luxuriant fur

2. the highly valued fur of this animal, used to make coats and hats

Adjective

dark brown-to-black [Slavic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sable - an artist's brush made of sable hairs sable brush, sable's hair pencil brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle rigger brush, rigger - a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
	2.	sable - the expensive dark brown fur of the marten fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
	3.	sable - a very dark black coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, soot black black, blackness, inkiness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
	4.	sable - a scarf (or trimming) made of sable scarf - a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
	5.	sable - marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur Martes zibellina marten, marten cat - agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Adj.	1.	sable - of a dark somewhat brownish black achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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sable

adjective 1. black, jet, raven, jetty, ebony, ebon (poetic) see see, shades from black to white

adjective 2. dark, black, dim, gloomy, dismal, dreary, sombre, shadowy