▪ I. sabelline, a.1
(səˈbɛlaɪn)
Also (in Dicts.) sabeline.
[ad. med.L. sabellīnus, f. sabellum sable n.1]
Of the colour of sable fur.
| 1888 Longm. Mag. July 297 Bird and beast must assume alike the uniform grey sabelline tint of external nature. |
▪ II. sabelline, a.2 Zool.
(səˈbɛlaɪn)
[f. sabella + -ine1.]
Pertaining to the genus Sabella or to the family Sabellidæ (Cent. Dict. 1891).
▪ III. sabelline
variant of sabeline Obs.