Sable

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1. Noun

A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur.

2. Noun

The fur of the sable.

3. Noun

A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural.

4. Noun

The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.

5. Adjective

Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry.

6. Verb

To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.

7. Adjective

of a dark somewhat brownish black
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone

8. Noun

marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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