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sable

('s/eI/b/@/l )

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

source: webster1913

an artist's brush made of sable hairs(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the expensive dark brown fur of the marten(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
a very dark black(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, soot black

source: wordnet30
a scarf (or trimming) made of sable(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur(noun.animal)

Synonym:
martes zibellina

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

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

source: webster1913

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