Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A thick lustrous soft fabric of wool and other animal hair, such as mohair, having a silky nap.
- n. The sable or its fur.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of woolen dress-goods made from long wool and finished with a furry nap.
- n. A fur, generally thought to be the same as sable.
- Of, pertaining to, or related to the sable, Mustela zibellina. See sable.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- French, sable, from Italian zibellino, of Slavic origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The zibeline is a little animal which is becoming more and more rare.”
“She had gotten undressed and was wearing the pale blue zibeline silk evening dress.”
“Among the perpetrators of this crime of fashion was Babe Paley, for whom Halston contrived a white zibeline mask embellished with a false ruby.”
“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.”
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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.”
“With that he threw from his shoulders his mantle of zibeline, but kept light hold of his sword.”
“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.”
“Son vêtement étoit, selon l'usage, une robe de satin cramoisi, par-dessus laquelle il en avoit, comme manteau, une autre de satin vert à figures, fourrée de martre zibeline.”
“閠oit une robe de velours cramoisi, fourr閑 de martre zibeline, et sur la t阾e 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.”
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“Son v阾ement 閠oit, selon l’usage, une robe de satin cramoisi, par-dessus laquelle il en avoit, comme manteau, une autre de satin vert � figures, fourr閑 de martre zibeline.”
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super-kawy A thick lustrous soft fabric of wool and other animal hair, such as mohair, having a silky nap. Sep 22, 2009