| 单词 | russian sable | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasRussian sable   Russian sable  n. a skin or pelt of the sable,  Martes zibellina; the heavy dark fur of this, esp. as used to make coats. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > 			[noun]		 > of sable sabelinea1200 sable14.. Russian sable1620 zibeline1869 1620    J. Taylor Praise of Hemp-seed 6  				If Hempseed did not oft supply their boxes With Russian Sables, Miniuers, and Foxes. 1864    Sci. Amer. 5 Nov. 292/2  				A great quantity of mink skins are sold to the inexperienced as real Russian sables. 1952    ‘M. Cost’ Hour Awaits 152  				The fur was sable, and Russian sable. 1992    M. Riva Marlene Dietrich 596  				Russian broadtail and silver-tipped Russian sables were a must to complete this picture of ladyhood. Russian sable  a.  A small carnivorous quadruped,  Mustela zibellina, nearly allied to the martens, and native of the arctic and sub-arctic regions of Europe and Asia. Also  Russian sable,  Siberian sable. In Middle English the animal and its fur are called also martrix sable, martryn sable, after Old French martre sable.The American sable, Mustela Americana, native of the arctic and sub-arctic regions of North America, is now regarded as a geographical variety of the Old World species. The  red or Tatar sable is the Siberian mink,  Putorius sibiricus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > 			[noun]		 > genus Martes (marten) > martes zibellina (sable) sable1423 zibeline1585 1423    Kingis Quair clvii  				The bugill, draware by his hornis grete; The martrik sable, the foynȝee, and mony mo. 1463–4    Rolls of Parl. V. 504/2  				That noo Knyght..nor noo Wyf of eny such Knyght..were eny manere Cloth of Gold..or eny Furre of Sables. 1585    T. Washington tr.  N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie  ii. xxiii. 62  				Furres of martirs, Zebelins, Sables,..and other fine skins. 1668    W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 19  				Mustela Zibellina,..the Cebal, or Sable. 1719    D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 355  				They..catch Sables and Foxes. 1877    E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals iii. 95  				The Sable is principally trapped during the colder months. < as lemmas  | 
	
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