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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- sable [ 'sebl] [ 'seɪbl]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sable ['seɪbəl]
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1.
n
a marten, Martes zibellina, of N Asian forests, with dark brown luxuriant fur
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2.
n
the highly valued fur of this animal
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3.
n
(as modifier)
- a sable coat
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4.
n
the colour of sable fur: a dark brown to yellowish-brown colour
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5.
adj
of the colour of sable fur
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6.
adj
black; dark; gloomy
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7.
adj
[usually postpositive]
[heraldry]
of the colour black
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8.
adj
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French, from Old High German zobel, of Slavic origin; related to Russian sobol', Polish sobol
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1.
n
a marten, Martes zibellina, of N Asian forests, with dark brown luxuriant fur
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