sable
noun/ˈseɪbl/
/ˈseɪbl/
- [countable] a small animal from northern Asia with dark yellow-brown furTopics Animalsc2
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- [uncountable] the skin and fur of the sable, used for making expensive coats and artists’ brushes
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, in the sense ‘sable fur’, from medieval Latin sabelum, of Slavic origin.
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