Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick lustrous soft fabric of wool or other animal hair, such as mohair, having a silky nap.
- noun The sable or its fur.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of woolen dress-goods made from long wool and finished with a furry nap.
- noun A fur, generally thought to be the same as sable.
- Of, pertaining to, or related to the sable, Mustela zibellina. See
sable .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a thick, soft
woolen fabric with a longnap - noun the
sable , or itspelt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The zibeline is a little animal which is becoming more and more rare.
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The zibeline is a little animal which is becoming more and more rare.
Zibeline — Volume 3 Philippe Massa 1871
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The zibeline is a little animal which is becoming more and more rare.
Zibeline — Complete Philippe Massa 1871
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She had gotten undressed and was wearing the pale blue zibeline silk evening dress.
Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!) Arnold Scaasi 2004
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Among the perpetrators of this crime of fashion was Babe Paley, for whom Halston contrived a white zibeline mask embellished with a false ruby.
A Night to Remember Collins, Amy Fine 1996
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Madame Martin, slender and erect in her zibeline corsage opening on a flood of lace, awakened with the charming brightness of her gray eyes the good man, who was susceptible to the graces of women.
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She threw over her shoulders a superb mantle of zibeline which was quite needed, for, though it was the middle of April, it was quite cold.
Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Pierre Souvestre 1894
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Madame Martin, slender and erect in her zibeline corsage opening on a flood of lace, awakened with the charming brightness of her gray eyes the good man, who was susceptible to the graces of women.
The Red Lily — Complete Anatole France 1884
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With that he threw from his shoulders his mantle of zibeline, but kept light hold of his sword.
The Book of Romance Andrew Lang 1878
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Son habillement étoit une robe de velours cramoisi, fourrée de martre zibeline, et sur la tête il portoit, comme les Turcs, un chapeau rouge; mais, pour se garantir de la pluie, par-dessus sa robe il en avoit mis une autre de velours, en guise de manteau, selon la mode du pays.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584
super-kawy commented on the word zibeline
A thick lustrous soft fabric of wool and other animal hair, such as mohair, having a silky nap.
September 22, 2009
vendingmachine commented on the word zibeline
A soft lustrous wool fabric with mohair, alpaca, or camel's hair.
July 7, 2018