sable1 /ˈseɪbl 
/ ▸ noun a marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to Japan and Siberia and valued for its fur. Martes zibellina, family Mustelidae.
▪ [mass noun] the fur of the sable.
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, in the sense ‘sable fur’, from medieval Latin sabelum, of Slavic origin.
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