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Meaning of 'sable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sable [ a.]
- Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry.
2 . Sable [ n.]
- 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.
- The fur of the sable.
- A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural.
- The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
3 . Sable [ v. t.]
- To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.

Nearby Words:

sabadilla sabaean sabaeanism sabaeism sabaism sabal sabaoth sabbat sabbatarian sabbatarianism

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