zibeline

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English

Etymology

From French zibeline (sable).

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Noun

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zibeline (countable and uncountable, plural zibelines)

  1. A thick, soft woolen fabric with a long nap.
  2. The sable, or its pelt.

French

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Etymology

From Middle French zubeline (sable), influenced by Italian zibellino, from Old French sabelin (sable), from Middle Low German sabel ; ultimately from a Balto-Slavic word (compare Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Doublet of sable.

Pronunciation

Noun

zibeline f (plural zibelines)

  1. sable (animal)
  2. zibeline (the fur of a sable)

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