sable

¹sa·ble

noun \ˈsā-bəl\

plural sables

Definition of SABLE

1

a : the color black b : black clothing worn in mourning —usually used in plural

2

a or plural sable (1) : a carnivorous mammal (Martes zibellina) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia (2) : any of various animals related to the sable b : the fur or pelt of a sable

3

: the usually dark brown color of the fur of the sable

Examples of SABLE

1. a brush made of sable

Origin of SABLE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Middle Low German sabel sable or its fur, from Middle High German zobel, of Slavic origin; akin to Russian sobol' sable or its fur

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with SABLE

able, Babel, Bebel, cable, fable, Froebel, gable, label, stable, table