A Quick and Simple Dictionary

sable

1. Noun.  A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, ''Mustela zibellina'', from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
2. Noun.  The marten, especially ''Mustela americana''.
3. Noun.  The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
4. Noun.  An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable.
5. Noun.  (tincture) : A black colour on a coat of arms.
6. Noun.  A black colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
7. Noun.  (in the pluralsables) Black garments worn in mourning.
8. Adjective.  Of the black colour sable.
9. Adjective.  (tincture) : In blazon, of the colour black.
10. Adjective.  Made of sable fur.
11. Adjective.  Dark, somber.