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Inflections of 'sable ' (n ): sables npl (All usages) sable npl (Can be used as a collective plural––e.g. "Sable are kept by fur farmers.")
Voornaamste vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
sable n (marten: small furry mammal) sabeldier nw het sabelmarter nw de He spends the winters trapping sable. sable n (fur of the sable) sabelbont nw het sabel nw het I'd like this coat, but in sable rather than fox. sable adj (coat, paintbrush: made of sable fur) (in samenstellingen ) sabelbont- bn (algemeen ) bonten bn (penseel ) marterharen bn That sable coat must have cost a fortune. sable n abbr, informal (coat made of sable fur)sabelbontjas nw de The doctor's wife wore a long, luxurious sable. sable n abbr, informal (sable brush)penseel van marterhaar nw de Synthetic brushes have their uses, but nothing beats a sable for painting in watercolour.
Aanvullende vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
sable adj literary (dark brown or black) (heraldiek ) donker, zwart bn A man on a sable horse appeared on the top of the ridge. sable n literary (dark brown or black) (heraldiek ) sabel nw het Three horses were in the barn: two paints and one sable.