sable
[ sey-buh l ]
/ ˈseɪ bəl /
noun, plural sa·bles, (especially collectively for 1, 2) sa·ble.
adjective
Origin of sable
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Middle Low German
sabel (compare late Old High German
zobel) < Slavic or Baltic; compare Russian
sóbol', Lithuanian
sàbalas; ulterior origin obscure
Words nearby sable
sabine,
sabine lake,
sabinianus,
sabir,
sabkha,
sable,
sable antelope,
sable island pony,
sablefish,
sabora,
sabot
Definition for sable (2 of 2)
Sable
[ sey-buh l ]
/ ˈseɪ bəl /
noun
Cape,
a cape on a small island at the SW tip of Nova Scotia, Canada: lighthouse.
Cape,
a cape at the S tip of Florida.
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British Dictionary definitions for sable (1 of 2)
sable
/ (ˈseɪbəl) /
noun plural -bles or -ble
a marten, Martes zibellina, of N Asian forests, with dark brown luxuriant fur
Related adjective: zibeline
- the highly valued fur of this animal
- (as modifier)a sable coat
American sable
the brown, slightly less valuable fur of the American marten, Martes americana
the colour of sable fur: a dark brown to yellowish-brown colour
adjective
Word Origin for sable
C15: from Old French, from Old High German
zobel, of Slavic origin; related to Russian
sobol', Polish
sobol
British Dictionary definitions for sable (2 of 2)
Sable
/ (ˈseɪbəl) /
noun Cape Sable
a cape at the S tip of Florida: the southernmost point of continental US
the southernmost point of Nova Scotia, Canada