Synonyms:
sable
Meaning: of a dark somewhat brownish black
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
sable, sable_brush, sable's_hair_pencil
Meaning: an artist's brush made of sable hairs
Usage examples
The term red includes all shades, sable, brindle, lemon or orange, but the brighter and clearer the red the better.
"Mighty Victor, mighty lord, Low on his funeral couch he lies! No pitying heart, no eye, afford A tear to grace his obsequies. Is the sable warrior fled? Thy son is gone.
"Body of my father!" said Sancho, "see what marten and sable, and pads of carded cotton he is putting into the bags, that our heads may not be broken and our bones beaten to jelly!