mink vs sable

mink

noun
  • The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel. 

  • An article of clothing made of mink. 

  • (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person. 

  • Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola). 

sable

noun
  • The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur. 

  • Black garments, especially worn in mourning. 

  • The sablefish. 

  • An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable (Wikipedia). 

  • A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia). 

  • A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables. 

  • The marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana). 

  • A black colour on a coat of arms (Wikipedia). 

adj
  • Of the black colour sable. 

  • Dark, somber. 

  • Made of sable fur. 

  • In blazon, of the colour black. 

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