Sable — Defs

01 n. A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for i…

1.
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.(Zool.)
2.
The fur of the sable.
3.
A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural.
4.
The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.(Her.)

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

1.
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.

Phrases & compounds

Sable antelope — 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 — the lemming.

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

imp. & p. p. Sabled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sabling

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To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.
“Sabled all in black the shady sky.” — G. Fletcher.