sable
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- noun
- /ˈseɪbəl/
:
pincel de marta
- If you have half the talent with lavender oil and a sable brush that you do with a pencil, you will work out nicely.
- a sable brush
- a synthetic sable brush
- sable bristles
Examples
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For hours at a time, he sat in a precarious position, his heels resting on a bookshelf, the miniature in one hand, the sable brush in the other.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is the Escoda Reserva Kolinsky Sable that is just magnificent.
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I mean, there are very fine, beautiful sable brushes that which are quite expensive and they have a beautiful shape and they come to a fine point.
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He dipped a fine-pointed sable brush into the India ink.
Academic text (1997) -
In 1970, after a day's instruction from this artist in the use of oil paints and sable brushes, Kappata began to sell paintings, working on card rather than canvas.
Academic text (1997) -
With a rigger's brush of a few sable hairs, he painted scrolls and keys, flourishing triple borders bristling with bronze thorns.
Fiction book (1997) -
For her latest painting, she chose a sable brush to capture the fine details of the flowers.
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The artist recommends using a sable brush for delicate touch-ups and precise lines.
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He prefers the softness of a sable brush when blending colors on canvas.
Synonyms
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A painting tool with soft sable hairs that makes fine, flexible points
A small paint brush with very soft hairs for painting fine details
Compounds
- Specialized
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A painting tool with soft sable hairs that makes fine, flexible points
An island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada, known for many seabirds and its sea history
- South African
A large African animal like a deer with a dark coat and long curved horns
How Fine
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sable for an artist's brush is named after the hairs of the sable animal, which painters valued for being soft and springy, so a sable brush means a high-quality brush made from those hairs.