sable¹ /sāˈbl/

1. An arctic and subarctic marten, esp Martes zibellina of N Asia
2. Its lustrous dark-brown fur
3. An artist's paintbrush made of its hair

Made of sable fur

sable² /sāˈbl/

1. Black (orig heraldry, now chiefly poetic)
2. Dark

1. A sable antelope
2. (in pl) mourning garments (obsolete)

To darken

sable antelope noun

A large predominantly black antelope of S and E Africa (Hippotragus niger), with long, ringed backward-curving horns

saˈble-coloured adjective

saˈblefish noun

A Pacific food-fish (Anoplopoma fimbria)

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