n. 黑貂, 黑貂皮, 深褐色, 丧服

a. 黑貂皮的, 黑色的, 昏暗的

Sable \Sa"ble\, a.
Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly
in poetry.

Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world. --Young.

{Sable antelope} (Zo["o]l.), a large South African antelope
({Hippotragus niger}). Both sexes have long, sharp horns.
The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut
above, white beneath.

{Sable iron}, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called
because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.

{Sable mouse} (Zo["o]l.), the lemming.


Sable \Sa"ble\, n. [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4),
LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel,
sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. s['o]bole.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Note: The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head
and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a
dense coat of hair, overtopped by another still longer.
It varies greatly in color and quality according to the
locality and the season of the year. The darkest and
most valuable furs are taken in autumn and winter in
the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North
America.

Note: The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered
a distinct species ({Mustela Americana}), but it
differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now
considered only a geographical variety.

2. The fur of the sable.

3. A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the
plural. ``Sables wove by destiny.'' --Young.

4. (Her.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and
horizontal lines crossing each other.


Sable \Sa"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sabling}.]
To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.

Sabled all in black the shady sky. --G. Fletcher.

marten \mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
mear[eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r[eth]r.
Cf. {Foumart}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of
the genus {Martes} (formerly {Mustela}), closely allied to
the sable. Among the more important species are the
European {beech marten} or {stone marten} ({Martes
foina}); the {pine marten} ({Martes martes}); and the
{American marten}, or {sable} ({Martes Americana}), which
some zo["o]logists consider only a variety of the Russian
sable.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.