sable (n.)

  1. an artists brush made of sable hairs

    [ Syn: sable brush , sables hair pencil ]

  2. the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

  3. a very dark black

    [ Syn: coal black , ebony , jet black , pitch black , soot black ]

  4. a scarf (or trimming) made of sable

  5. marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur

    [ Syn: martes zibellina ]

    sable (adj.)

  1. of a dark somewhat brownish black

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