Sabeline
/ˈseɪbəlɪn/noun
A fur or material resembling sable, or relating to sable.
Did you know?Sabeline belongs to the same medieval fur vocabulary that made sable a symbol of luxury, while “sable” also became the heraldic term for the color black.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Slavic
Proto-Slavic
*sъbolь
“Sable, the dark-furred mustelid prized for its pelt”
Old Russian
Old Russian
соболь (sobolʹ)
“Sable”
Medieval Latin
Latin
sabellum
“Sable or sable fur”
12th–13th Century
Old French
sable
“Sable; the fur of the sable animal”
16th–17th Century
English
sabeline
“Made of, resembling, or associated with sable fur”
Modern English
English
sabeline
“A rare term for sable-like fur or something relating to sable”