Sable

·noun The fur of the sable.

II. Sable ·vt To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.

III. Sable ·noun A mourning garment; a funeral robe;

— generally in the plural.

IV. Sable ·adj Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black;

— used chiefly in poetry.

V. Sable ·noun The tincture black;

— represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.

VI. Sable ·noun A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, — noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur.