zibeline

American  

[zib-uh-lahyn, -leen, -lin] / ˈzɪb əˌlaɪn, -ˌlin, -lɪn /

Or zibelline

adjective

1. of or relating to the sable.

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noun

1. the fur of the sable.

2. a thick woolen cloth with a flattened hairy nap.

zibeline British  

/ ˈzɪbəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

noun

1. a sable or the fur of this animal

2. a thick cloth made of wool or other animal hair, having a long nap and a dull sheen

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a sable

Etymology

Origin of zibeline

1575–85; < Middle French < Italian zibellino, ultimately from the same source as sable; compare Old French, Old Provençal sebelin

Example Sentences

Emmy sank exhausted on a bench in the booking hail, numb with cold, and too woebegone to think of her hair, which straggled limply from beneath the zibeline toque.

From Septimus by Locke, William John

With that he threw from his shoulders his mantle of zibeline, but kept light hold of his sword.

From The Book of Romance by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

He recognized the zibeline toque and coat edged with the same fur which she often wore.

From Septimus by Locke, William John

He wore gloves, he carried a muff of priceless zibeline, and in his cravat there was a diamond the size of a broad bean.

From Castles in the Air by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

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.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard