Betekenis van sable In het Nederlands

• 0 a small animal with thick, warm fur, or the fur of this animal used for making clothes and artists' brushes:

  • Pelts in demand were sable, mink, chinchilla and silver fox.

  • a $150,000 sable coat

• 1 a dark brown or black colour:

  • The usual colours range from light grey through intermediate shadings to sable and black.

• 2 having a dark brown or black colour:

  • I could see his long dark sable hair.

  • Night drew its long sable curtains around her.

  • The shield features a lion rampant sable.

• 3 a type of biscuit, originally from France, made with butter, sugar, eggs, and flour:

  • Grilled notes of chocolate and hazelnut come through in every bite and the consistency is a fine crumbliness unlike that of any sable I know.

  • Not only was it extremely easy to make, but it also turned out light and crisp, very much like a sablé.

• 4 a small animal from cold regions that has very soft, dark brown fur, or the fur of this animal used esp. to make expensive coats