J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

Sable

Definition (n)

1athe color black
bblack clothing worn in mourning  —usually used in plural
2aor plural sable
(1)a carnivorous mammal (Martes zibellina) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia
(2)any of various animals related to the sable
bthe fur or pelt of a sable
3the usually dark brown color of the fur of the sable

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