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Word entry · 5 letters

sable

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"Dark fur"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈseɪbəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abelsStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of a dark somewhat brownish black

Word origin

Attested since 1275, from Middle English sable, from Old French sable and martre sable (“sable marten”), in reference to the animal or its fur; from Medieval Latin sabelum, from Middle Low German sabel (compare Middle Dutch sabel, Middle High German zobel, whence German Zobel); ultimately from a Slavic word (compare Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Compare also Middle Persian smwl (*samōr).

Used in a sentence

  • "Ye must avenge my sister's son's death; I will sables and martins bestow."
  • Lovers dallied upon divans spread with sables.
  • I ſee its Sables wove by Deſtiny.

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