Definition of sable

"sable" in the noun sense

1. sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil

an artist's brush made of sable hairs

2. sable

the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

3. coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black

a very dark black

4. sable

a scarf (or trimming) made of sable

5. sable, Martes zibellina

marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur

"sable" in the adjective sense

1. sable

of a dark somewhat brownish black

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Quotations for sable

Sable-vested Night, eldest of things! [ Milton ]

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night,
Brother to Death, in silent darkness born;
Relieve my languish, and restore the light. [ Samuel Daniel ]

Oh, could we lift the future's sable shroud. [ Bailey ]

Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her leaden sceptre over a slumbering world.
Silence, how dead! and darkness, how profound!
Nor eye, nor listening ear, an object finds;
Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general pulse
Of life stood still, and nature made a pause;
An awful pause! prophetic of her end. [ Young ]

How is night's sable mantle labored over.
How richly wrought with attributes divine!
What wisdom shines! what love! this midnight pomp.
This gorgeous arch, with golden worlds inlaid!
Built with divine ambition. [ Young ]

Night drew her sable curtain down, and pinned it with a star. [ Macdonald Clarke ]

sable in Scrabble®

The word sable is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters sable:

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sable in Words With Friends™

The word sable is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters sable:

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Words containing the sequence sable

Words that start with sable (5 words)

Words that end with sable (269 words)

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