Plural of sable
regular plural
The plural of sable is sables.
Forms of sable
| Singular | sable /ˈseɪbəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sables /ˈseɪbəlz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Sables in a sentence
- Lovers dallied upon divans spread with sables.1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography, London: The Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished as Orlando: A Biography (eBook no....
- Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil!1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Tourists will come to the Mavuradonha to see elephants and sables, not mombies."2008, Dick Pitman, A Wild Life: Adventures of an Accidental Conservationist, →ISBN, page 124. From the entry mombie
- Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 15. From the entry embrace
- Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil !1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC. From the entry radiant
Meaning of sable
- noun A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- noun Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
- noun A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
Questions about the plural of sable
- What is the plural of sable?
- The plural of sable is sables.
- Is sable countable?
- Sable is a countable and uncountable noun.
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