Russian sable

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• russian sable — noun Usage: usually capitalized R : siberian sable …   Useful english dictionary

• Sable — For other uses, see Sable (disambiguation). Sable Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• sable — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sable — {{11}}sable (n.1) fur or pelt of the European sable (Martes zibellina), early 15c., from M.Fr. sable (also martre sable sable martin ), in reference to the mammal or its fur, borrowed in Old French from a Germanic source (Cf. M.Du. sabel, M.L.G.… …   Etymology dictionary

• sable — I. noun (plural sables) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Middle Low German sabel sable or its fur, from Middle High German zobel, of Slavic origin; akin to Russian sobol sable or its fur Date: 14th century 1. a. the color black… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sable — [14] The sable, an animal like a large weasel with valuable fur, lives in northern Europe and Asia, and its name reflects where it comes from – for it is of Slavic origin, related to Russian sóbol’. It came west with the fur trade, and was… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sable — /ˈseɪbəl / (say saybuhl) noun 1. a small mammal, Martes zibellina, of the weasel family, Mustelidae, inhabiting taiga regions of Eurasia; valued for its dark brown fur. 2. a marten, especially Martes americana. 3. the fur of the sable. 4. some… …  

• sable — [14] The sable, an animal like a large weasel with valuable fur, lives in northern Europe and Asia, and its name reflects where it comes from – for it is of Slavic origin, related to Russian sóbol’. It came west with the fur trade, and was… …   Word origins

• List of English words of Russian origin — Including English, contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made… …   Wikipedia

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