plural sables
1
a
: the color black
b
: black clothing worn in mourning
—usually used in plural
2
a
or plural sable
(1)
: a carnivorous mammal (Martes zibellina) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia
(2)
: any of various animals related to the sable
b
: the fur or pelt of a sable
3
: the usually dark brown color of the fur of the sable
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Examples of sable in a Sentence
Noun
a brush made of sable
Adjective
a beautiful sable cat
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
The cats are also consumers of the smallest of the bigger, bulkier antelopes, such as sables and kudus, and are known to gnaw on the occasional rabbit or bird.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
This means that sable are often in competition with farmers.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
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Noun
Madison gives you 100-percent of this on a fake silver platter, dressed up in real Russian sables.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
The cats are also consumers of the smallest of the bigger, bulkier antelopes, such as sables and kudus, and are known to gnaw on the occasional rabbit or bird.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Adjective
What felt like a Cinderella story at the start is exposed as a Faustian bargain with a sable coat thrown in.
—Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
This means that sable are often in competition with farmers.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
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“Sable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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