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sable (2)

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sable2 /ˈseɪbl /
▸ adjective literary or Heraldry black:
the sable blackness of her hair
[postpositive] six martlets sable.
▸ noun
1 [mass noun] literary or Heraldry black.
▪ (sables) archaic mourning garments.
2 (also sable antelope) 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.
Hippotragus niger, family Bovidae.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French (as a heraldic term), generally taken to be identical with sable1, although sable fur is dark brown.