sable

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[ˈseɪbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to Japan and Siberia and valued for its fur


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, in the sense ‘sable fur’, from medieval Latin sabelum, of Slavic origin


[ˈseɪbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- black
(e.g: the sable blackness of her hair)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French (as a heraldic term), generally taken to be identical with sable, although sable fur is dark brown


[ˈseɪbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- black

- a large African antelope with long curved horns, the male of which has a black coat and the female a russet coat, both having a white belly


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French (as a heraldic term), generally taken to be identical with sable, although sable fur is dark brown




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