From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): sable adj 1: of a dark somewhat brownish black n 1: an artist's brush made of sable hairs [syn: sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil] 2: the expensive dark brown fur of the marten 3: a very dark black [syn: coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black] 4: a scarf (or trimming) made of sable 5: marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur [syn: sable, Martes zibellina]
sable adj 1: of a dark somewhat brownish black n 1: an artist's brush made of sable hairs [syn: sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil] 2: the expensive dark brown fur of the marten 3: a very dark black [syn: coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black] 4: a scarf (or trimming) made of sable 5: marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur [syn: sable, Martes zibellina]
