sable

[US]/'seɪb(ə)l/
[UK]/'sebl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. black fur of the sable; a type of fur considered to be of high quality; mourning clothes
adj. of the color black; dark; somber

Phrases & Collocations

sable fur

sable coat

sable color

sable hair

Example Sentences

an ostentatious sable coat;

A sable is a small animal with beautiful dark fur.

I was silly to get out in the cold without my sable coat.

A dog may be lightly sabled, with just a scattering of black-tipped hairs over the withers, to one who is so heavily sabled that from a distance he almost appears black.

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