Results for sable

Definitions of sable:

part of speech: adjective

Dark- colored; black.

part of speech: adjective

Of the color of the sable's fur: black: dark: made of the fur of the sable.

part of speech: noun

A kind of weasel valued for its handsome, dark, glossy fur; the fur of this animal; in heraldry or coats of arms, black.

part of speech: noun

An animal of the weasel kind, found in the northern parts of Asia, chiefly hunted for its black glossy fur; the fur of the animal.

part of speech: adjective

Black; very dark.

part of speech: noun

An animal of the weasel kind found in N. Europe and N. Asia, valuable for its glossy black fur: its fur.

Usage examples for sable:

• I grant you, friend, that it is very true The Blacks are ignorant- and sable too. "Black Beetles in Amber", Ambrose Bierce

• The star- crowned night in her sable plumes Is veiling the eastern sky, And she trails her robes in the dying fires That far in the west do lie. "Love-or-Fame-and-Other-Poems", Sherrick, Fannie Isabel