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# sable

noun (a sable, sables); adjective (sable — literary)

«sable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small animal of the weasel family that lives in the forests of Russia and northern Asia, with soft dark brown fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#m1)
2. The fur of this animal, which was once very expensive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#m2)
3. (literary, heraldry) Black: «sable» is the word for black on coats of arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons it is an animal of the taiga forest. In history, sable fur was a sign of wealth for kings and nobles. In art, fine paintbrushes were made from sable hair. Phrases: «sable fur», «sable brush».

### Examples

- A sable is a small furry animal like a weasel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x1)
- The tsar wore a coat trimmed with sable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x2)
- Artists use soft sable brushes for watercolours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x3)
- Sables live in the cold forests of Siberia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x4)
- The knight's shield showed a sable lion on gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x5)
- The sable's thick fur keeps it warm in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x6)
- Thus the vessel returned, like a raven, with the same sable wings that had wafted her away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/#x7)

### Note

Plural: sables. Pronounced «SAY-bul». Many people today think wearing real fur is cruel; synthetic brushes are common now.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sable.html) on Mova free.