sables

Noun

sable (countable and uncountable, plural sables)

1. (countable) 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.
2. (countable) Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
3. A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
   • "Ye must avenge my sister's son's death;
     I will sables and martins bestow."1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 171
4. (countable) An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush.
5. (uncountable) A black colour on a coat of arms.
6. A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.

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