sable

noun · adjectiveA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

sablessa.s.

1.
(countable)A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
2.
(countable)Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
3.
(countable, uncountable)(countable and uncountable) A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
4.
(countable)An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush.
5.
(countable, uncountable)(heraldry) A black colour on a coat of arms.
6.
(countable, uncountable)(countable and uncountable) A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
7.
(countable, in plural, uncountable)(in the plural, sables) Black garments, especially worn in mourning.
8.
(countable, uncountable)The sablefish.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

sablersablest

Superlative

sa.s.

1.
Sable-coloured, black.
2.
(heraldry) In blazon, of the colour black.
3.
Made of sable fur.
4.
Dark, somber.
5.
(archaic, literary)Dark-skinned; Black.

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Đồng nghĩa

black dusky inky sooty swarthydark-skinned black, dusky, inky, sooty, swarthy

Cùng gốc / liên quan

zibeline

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Nguồn gốc từ

Attested since 1275, from Middle English sable, from Old French sable and martre sable (sable marten), in reference to the animal or its fur; from sabelum, from sabel (compare sabel, zobel, whence Zobel); ultimately from a word (compare, soból, sobol). Compare also smwl.