zibeline

English

Etymology

From French zibeline (“sable”).

Noun

zibeline (countable and uncountable, plural zibelines)

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

French

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

• IPA^(key): /zi.blin/

Noun

zibeline f (plural zibelines)

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

Further reading

• “zibeline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bélizien, Bélizien