HE shadow of the termination now descended in sable thunder-clouds upon our devoted nobs. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
On the sixth day there will come forth to thee a black Shaykh, clad all in sable, with a long white beard, flowing down to his navel. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
The sable is a true marten: a tree-climber, and one of the most sanguinary of weasels. From Wordnik.com. [Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys] Reference
The sable is a rare shy animal that likes dense cover fully as well if not better than the open. From Wordnik.com. [African Camp Fires] Reference
The sable is another animal much prized for its rich fur; it is a native of Northern Europe and America. From Wordnik.com. [A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.] Reference
The sable is a good example, for throughout the severity of a Siberian winter it retains its rich brown fur. From Wordnik.com. [Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays] Reference
'No. There are pine martens in Maine and Canada, and the pelt of the pine marten is called sable, but they're pretty rare. From Wordnik.com. [Gorky Park]
There's another sable, which is furry and related to martens, but I suppose fur trappers would be more interested in that. From Wordnik.com. [Much Ado about Nothing (With apologies to the worshipful Wm.] Reference
As to the escutcheon itself, it was sable, that is to say, black, and in the middle of it appeared, with the vague whiteness of silver. From Wordnik.com. [The Memoirs of Victor Hugo] Reference
They're made from the reddish tail hairs of a kind of weasel, not a sable which is a kind of marten. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
He came in sable-huèd sacque. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
He came in sable hued sacque, iv. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Well nigh hadst seen in sable row. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 29] Reference
His death present in sable to his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, Full of Delight] Reference
The night had twice in sable triumph reign'd. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Joseph: A Poem] Reference
Nary an adv'tisement did I see excep 'one fer a' sable 'collie. From Wordnik.com. [His Dog] Reference
Dict. quotes from Ladies Dictionary, 1694: "Palatine", that which used to be called a sable tippet, but that name is changed. ". From Wordnik.com. [Miscellany Poems, on Several Occasions] Reference
"parson," so called for his sombre appearance and sedate manner, was a kind of sable gull about the size of an English crow. From Wordnik.com. [The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land] Reference
"Not so fast, my sable friend!" said one of the men. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
(Singing) Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree. From Wordnik.com. [Award-Winning Entertainer Eartha Kitt Dies At 81] Reference
He had no scorn nor contempt for the sable sons of Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
And the song says, Santa Baby, slip a sable under the tree. From Wordnik.com. [Eartha Kitt Still Sizzling] Reference
We found plenty of wolves, bear, lynx, sable mink, otter and beaver. From Wordnik.com. [Black Beaver The Trapper] Reference
They're made of lipstick, plastic and paint, a touch of sable in their eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Bon Jovi's New Anthems Have A Twang] Reference
Its back, of mingled green and gold, is splashed with dots of the richest sable. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
Indeed, all the arrangements of Congress favour the influence of the sable goddess. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847] Reference
Its romance and poetry did not fade out, but their colors were lost under the sable hues of reality. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
On returning, the employees brought with them the finest sable skins that the merchant had ever seen. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Probably these sable Macduffs were invented to avenge the wrongs of their race on tyrants protected by. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
Mrs. Farnham removed the handkerchief with its sable border from her eyes, and shook her head disconsolately. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
The materials required are cement, copal varnish, designs, a duck-quill sable, and a flat camel's-hair brush. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
The otter and beaver are found among the watercourses, and the mink or sable is still the prey of the trapper. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
She turned green with jealousy at the sight of Poland's motor-car, her thousand-pound ear-rings, her sable furs. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
Gen. Wheeler's headquarters and then return, and the detachment commander started for his command followed by his sable guide. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
I turned first one way and then the other, until I discovered the sable face of Mary French, with big tears rolling down her cheeks. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
The success achieved by the handful of Cossacks led several neighboring tribes to offer voluntarily an annual tribute of sable skins. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
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