sableEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchsable /BrE ˈseɪb(ə)l , AmE ˈseɪbəl / A noun 1 (fur, animal) zibeline f; before n [hat, garment] en zibeline sable coat/stole zibeline f 2 Heraldry sable m 3 literary (black) noir mB adjective literary noir