sable

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sable

The artist selects a fine sable brush for the detailed work.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small carnivorous mammal: A sable is a marten (Martes zibellina) native to northern Asian forests, valued for its luxurious, dark brown fur.
    • The fur of this animal: The expensive, dark brown pelt of the sable, historically used for high-quality garments and trimmings.
    • A dark black or brownish-black color: The color resembling the fur of the sable.
    • An artist's brush: A fine brush made from the hair of a sable's tail.

  2. Adjective:

    • Of a dark, blackish color: Describing something that is a very dark, somewhat brownish shade of black.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The trapper caught a sable in the Siberian taiga.
    • Her coat was trimmed with genuine sable.
    • The artist preferred a sable for detailed watercolor work.
    • The night was as dark as sable.

  • Adjective:

    • She painted the door a sable hue.
    • The knight's sable banner flew above the castle.
Advanced Usage
  • In heraldry: "Sable" is the term for the color black in coats of arms and heraldic descriptions.
    • The family crest featured a lion rampant on a field of sable.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sables (plural noun): Garments, especially coats or trimmings, made from sable fur.
    • The queen's wardrobe included several magnificent sables.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for color): Ebony, jet, pitch-black, raven.
  • Noun (for fur): Marten fur, zibeline.
  • Adjective: Black, ebony, jet-black, pitch-dark.
Related Phrases
  • Sable antelope: A large African antelope () with a dark coat, named for its color.
  • Sablefish: A dark-colored, deep-sea fish () found in the North Pacific, valued for its rich, oily meat.
Related Idioms
  • To wear sables: To be in mourning. This is an archaic or literary usage, referring to wearing dark, black clothing.
    • The widow wore sables for a full year.
sable

The artist selects a fine sable brush for the detailed work.

Adjective
  1. of a dark somewhat brownish black
Noun
  1. marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
  2. a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
  3. a very dark black
  4. the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
  5. an artist's brush made of sable hairs

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