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sable
Part of speech: NounA 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: Adjective Usage examples "sable":- The sable fair one made her escape at the same time, and received from Kelson double what he had promised her. - "An Old Sailor's Yarns", Nathaniel Ames.
- And observe withal: " This is the reason why their beef and hams are so finely prepared and ripened; for the fireplace being backwards, the smoke must spread over all the house before it gets to the door; which makes everything within of a russet or sable color, not excepting the hands and faces of the meaner sort." - "History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) Frederick The Great--The Hohenzollerns In Brandenburg--1412-1718", Thomas Carlyle.
- The sable is a rare shy animal that likes dense cover fully as well if not better than the open. - "African Camp Fires", Stewart Edward White.