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sable


Definition: Meaning of, sable in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈseɪb(ə)l /

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sable sables
[uncountable and countable]
  1. an expensive fur used to make coats etc, or the small animal that this fur comes from
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[literary]
  1. black or very dark in colour
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sable used in phrases

  • American sable (noun)
    1. valued for its fur
  • Cape Sable (noun)
    1. a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
    2. a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
  • sable antelope (noun)
    1. large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns
  • sable brush (noun)
    1. an artist's brush made of sable hairs
  • sable coat (noun)
    1. a fur coat made of sable furs
  • sable's hair pencil (noun)
    1. an artist's brush made of sable hairs
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