sable

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Related topics: Clothes, Animals

sa·ble1 /ˈseɪbəl/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DCCHBAan expensive fur used to make coats etc, or the small animal that this fur comes from 貂皮；貂

Examples from the Corpus

sable• But I'd have slept with them for sables - Zee brushes not zee furs!• From the Gerand range are Golden Synthetic Hair brushes, a superb imitation sable, similar to the natural product.• You like mink, or you like sable?• Daler-Rowney offer Bristlewhite pure hog brushes, the well-known Dalon range which are an excellent synthetic version of sable.

Related topics: Colours

sable2 adjective literary  CCblack or very dark in colour 黑色的；深色的Origin sable1 (1400-1500) Old French Middle Low German sabel

sa·ble1 nounsable2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus to fur expensive coats an used make etc,

sable

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sa‧ble¹ /ˈseɪbəl/ noun [uncountable and countable]an expensive fur used to make coats etc, or the small animal that this fur comes from

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sable² adjective literary
black or very dark in colour

sableBrE /ˈseɪbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseɪbl/ 🔊 noun [countable] a small animal from northern Asia with dark yellowish-brown fur 紫貂；黑貂 [uncountable] the skin and fur of the sable, used for making expensive coats and artists' brushes 貂皮，貂毛（可制作名贵大衣或画笔）