The meaning of Sables

ˈseɪ.bəl

Sables – definition

noun
A marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to japan and siberia and valued for its fur.
Usage examples:
Tradition had it that the island was rich in game (reindeer, polar bears, sables, marten, fish, and…

noun
A large african antelope with long curved horns, the male of which has a black coat and the female a russet coat, both having a white belly.
Usage examples:
The 14 species of the game include giraffes, zebras, sables, kudus, elands, impalas, pukus, waterbu…

adjective
Black.
Usage examples:
Colours are orchestrated in dark tones, such as sable, olive and black accented with flashes of ult…
Synonims:
Black Jet black Jet Pitch black Pitch dark Pitch Black as pitch Pitchy Ebony Raven Sooty Dusky Ink black Inky Black as ink Coal black Black as coal Black as night Ebon

noun
A small animal from cold regions that has very soft, dark brown fur, or the fur of this animal used esp. to make expensive coats

noun
A small animal with thick, warm fur, or the fur of this animal used for making clothes and artists' brushes
Usage examples:
Pelts in demand were sable, mink, chinchilla and silver fox., a $150,000 sable coat

noun
A dark brown or black colour
Usage examples:
The usual colours range from light grey through intermediate shadings to sable and black.

adjective
Having a dark brown or black colour
Usage examples:
I could see his long dark sable hair., night drew its long sable curtains around her.

adjective
Used to describe something on a coat of arms (= a special shield or shield-shaped pattern that is the sign of a family, university, or city) that is black
Usage examples:
The shield features a lion rampant sable.

noun
A type of biscuit, originally from france, made with butter, sugar, eggs, and flour
Usage examples:
Grilled notes of chocolate and hazelnut come through in every bite and the consistency is a fine cr…

Sables translation into English

Sables: translate from English into Chinese

紫貂

Sables: translate from English into Dutch

Sabels, Rouwkleren

Sables: translate from English into French

Zibelines

Sables: translate from English into German

Zobel

Sables: translate from English into Hindi

मातम, शोक, सेबल का पोस्तीन

Sables: translate from English into Italian

Zibellino

Sables: translate from English into Korean

상복

Sables: translate from English into Russian

Соболи, Траур

Sables: translate from English into Spanish

Trajes de luto

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French (as a heraldic term), generally taken to be identical with sable1, although sable fur is dark brown.

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Sables – similar words

sable

noun
A marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to japan and siberia and valued for its fur.
Usage examples:
Tradition had it that the island was rich in game (reindeer, polar bears, sables, marten, fish, and…

adjective
Black.
Usage examples:
The sable blackness of her hair

noun
A large african antelope with long curved horns, the male of which has a black coat and the female a russet coat, both having a white belly.
Usage examples:
The 14 species of the game include giraffes, zebras, sables, kudus, elands, impalas, pukus, waterbu…

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Sables synonims

black

blæk

adjective
Of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.
Usage examples:
Black smoke

verb
Belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of african or australian aboriginal ancestry.
Usage examples:
Black adolescents of jamaican descent

noun
Another term for hamburger.

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dusky

adjective
Darkish in colour.
Usage examples:
Dusky red

adjective
Dark in colour
Usage examples:
In autumn, the leaves turn a dusky red.

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ebon

noun
Dark brown or black; ebony.
Usage examples:
The ebon acid of the styx

All meanings and translations of Ebon

ebony

noun
Heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.
Usage examples:
During victorian times, the use of more exotic timbers like mahogany and ebony became popular, mean…

noun
A very hard, dark-colored wood, used esp. for making furniture

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inky

adjective
As dark as ink.
Usage examples:
The cold inky blackness of a mexican cave

adjective
Colored or covered with ink, or having this appearance
Usage examples:
The inky blue of the night sky

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jet

noun
A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.
Usage examples:
A jet of boiling water spurted over his hand

verb
Spurt out in jets.
Usage examples:
Blood jetted from his nostrils

noun
A hard black semi-precious variety of lignite, capable of being carved and highly polished.
Usage examples:
Jet beads

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pitch

noun
The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Usage examples:
Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb
Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.
Usage examples:
You've pitched the melody very high

verb
Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.
Usage examples:
He pitched the ship inside and outside

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pitchy

adjective
Like or as dark as pitch.
Usage examples:
Crystals are probably at least partially metamict and can be recognized by their high specific grav…

adjective
Off-pitch; out of tune.
Usage examples:
Pitchy vocals

adjective
Like or containing pitch (= a thick, black substance that was used in the past to stop water getting into wooden ships and buildings)
Usage examples:
A pitchy smell filled the whole area., she was holding a pitchy torch that filled the passage with …

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raven

ˈrav(ə)n

noun
A large heavily built crow with mainly black plumage, feeding chiefly on carrion.
Usage examples:
Well-adapted to urban environments, grackles, crows, ravens, blackbirds, and jays thrive everywhere…

adjective
(especially of hair) of a glossy black colour.
Usage examples:
Thick raven hair

verb
(of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey.
Usage examples:
Fierce lions went ravening to and fro

All meanings and translations of Raven

sooty

adjective
Covered with or coloured like soot.
Usage examples:
His olive skin and sooty eyes

All meanings and translations of Sooty

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