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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sable  \Sa"ble\,  n.  [OF.  sable,  F.  zibeline  sable  (in  sense  4), 
  LL  sabellum;  cf  D.  sabel,  Dan.  sabel,  zobel  Sw  sabel, 
  sobel,  G.  zobel  all  fr  Russ.  s['o]bole.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  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. 
 
  Note:  The  sable  resembles  the  marten,  but  has  a  longer  head 
  and  ears.  Its  fur  consists  of  a  soft  under  wool,  with  a 
  dense  coat  of  hair,  overtopped  by  another  still  longer. 
  It  varies  greatly  in  color  and  quality  according  to  the 
  locality  and  the  season  of  the  year.  The  darkest  and 
  most  valuable  furs  are  taken  in  autumn  and  winter  in 
  the  colder  parts  of  Siberia,  Russia,  and  British  North 
  America. 
 
  Note:  The  American  sable,  or  marten,  was  formerly  considered 
  a  distinct  species  ({Mustela  Americana}),  but  it 
  differs  very  little  from  the  Asiatic  sable,  and  is  now 
  considered  only  a  geographical  variety. 
 
  2.  The  fur  of  the  sable. 
 
  3.  A  mourning  garment;  a  funeral  robe;  --  generally  in  the 
  plural.  ``Sables  wove  by  destiny.''  --Young. 
 
  4.  (Her.)  The  tincture  black;  --  represented  by  vertical  and 
  horizontal  lines  crossing  each  other 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sable  \Sa"ble\,  a. 
  Of  the  color  of  the  sable's  fur;  dark;  black;  --  used  chiefly 
  in  poetry. 
 
  Night,  sable  goddess!  from  her  ebon  throne,  In  rayless 
  majesty,  now  stretches  forth  Her  leaden  scepter  o'er  a 
  slumbering  world.  --Young. 
 
  {Sable  antelope}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  large  South  African  antelope 
  ({Hippotragus  niger}).  Both  sexes  have  long,  sharp  horns. 
  The  adult  male  is  black;  the  female  is  dark  chestnut 
  above,  white  beneath. 
 
  {Sable  iron},  a  superior  quality  of  Russia  iron;  --  so  called 
  because  originally  stamped  with  the  figure  of  a  sable. 
 
  {Sable  mouse}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  lemming. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sable  \Sa"ble\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sabled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Sabling}.] 
  To  render  sable  or  dark;  to  drape  darkly  or  in  black. 
 
  Sabled  all  in  black  the  shady  sky.  --G.  Fletcher. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sable 
  adj  :  dark  somewhat  brownish  black 
  n  1:  an  artist's  brush  made  of  sable  hair  [syn:  {sable's  hair 
  pencil}] 
  2:  the  expensive  dark  brown  fur  of  the  marten 
  3:  a  very  dark  black  [syn:  {coal  black},  {ebony},  {jet  black}, 
  {pitch  black},  {soot  black}] 
  4:  a  scarf  (or  trimming)  made  of  sable 
  5:  marten  of  North  Asian  forests  having  luxuriant  dark  brown 
  fur  [syn:  {Martes  zibellina}]




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