Theusualcoloursrangefromlightgreythroughintermediateshadings to sable andblack.
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Black, white & grey
coal black
cream
dove grey
ebony
gray
grey
greyish
greyness
gunmetal grey
jet black
non-colour
noncoloured
pearl
pearly
sombre
sombrely
sooty
steel-gray
whiten
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sable
adjective
uk/ˈseɪ.bəl/us/ˈseɪ.bəl/
literary
having adarkbrownorblackcolour:
I couldseehislongdarksablehair.
Nightdrewitslongsablecurtainsaround her.
[after noun]
used todescribesomething on acoatofarms(= aspecialshieldor shield-shapedpatternthat is thesignof afamily,university, orcity)that isblack:
Theshieldfeaturesalionrampantsable.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Black, white & grey
coal black
cream
dove grey
ebony
gray
grey
greyish
greyness
gunmetal grey
jet black
non-colour
noncoloured
pearl
pearly
sombre
sombrely
sooty
steel-gray
whiten
whiteness
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sablé
noun[C]
(alsosable)uk/ˈsæb.leɪ/us/ˈsæb.leɪ/
atypeofbiscuit,originallyfrom France, made withbutter,sugar,eggs, andflour:
沙布列，（法式）黄油小酥饼
Grillednotesofchocolateandhazelnutcome through in everybiteand theconsistencyis afinecrumblinessunlikethat of any sable Iknow.每咬一口，都充满了巧克力和榛子的烤香，而且口感细腻酥脆，跟我所知道的任何一种沙布列的味道都不同。
Not only was itextremelyeasyto make, but it alsoturnedoutlightandcrisp, very much like a sablé.不仅极容易做，而且做出来又轻又脆，非常像沙布列。
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Sablecookies- thesedelicate,crumblycookieshailfrom France and aredeliciousplainor sandwiched withjam.
asmallanimalwiththick,warmfur, or thefurof thisanimalused for makingclothesandartists'brushes
紫貂，黑貂；紫貂皮
sablenoun[C or U](COLOUR)
literary
a verydarkorblackcolour
非常深的颜色；黑色
sable
adjective
literaryuk/ˈseɪ.bəl/us/ˈseɪ.bəl/
having a verydarkorblackcolour
颜色非常深的；黑色的
sablé
noun[C]
(alsosable)uk/sæbˈleɪ//ˈsæb.leɪ/
atypeofbiscuit,originallyfrom France, made withbutter,sugar,eggs, andflour
沙布列，（法式）黄油小酥饼
Grillednotesofchocolateandhazelnutcome through in everybiteand theconsistencyis afinecrumblinessunlikethat of any sable Iknow.每咬一口，都充满了巧克力和榛子的烤香，而且口感细腻酥脆，跟我所知道的任何一种沙布列的味道都不同。
Not only was itextremelyeasyto make, but it alsoturnedoutlightandcrisp, very much like a sablé.不仅极容易做，而且做出来又轻又脆，非常像沙布列。
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Sablecookies- thesedelicate,crumblycookieshailfrom France and aredeliciousplainor sandwiched withjam.
Sables are known to live in the piedmont forest region of the reserve.
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Sables can interbreed with pine martens.
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Sableand eland present in limited numbers, no buffalo.
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Sable, waterbuck, buffalo and elephant country.
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Everyone is agreed that that is absolutely indispen-sable.
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Do we not go from pale and pink down to dark andsable?
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He went to the coalface to batter at the grimy rock, and he thought of all those pampered ones sleeping in what he described as the "midnightsablegloom".
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Eland,sableand roan antelopes are found in large numbers, and its marshy lakes have a large population of hippos and crocodiles.
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Their coat is long and either flat or slightly wavy, and ranges from fawn to darksableand light to dark grey.
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Even more expensive are redsablebrushes (weasel hair).
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A mask is visible in conjunction with a variety of coat patterns, such as tan points andsable.
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Such mammals as wild boar, wolf, wild cat, badger,sable, fox, etc. populate this reserve.
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She just doesn't know how she can be seen if she isn't wearing a newsablecoat.
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The coat of arms of the district is "gules, an annuletsable" a black ring on a red background.
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Wildlife includes wild goats, bears, lynx andsable.
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