saibro — meaning in English

English meaning

• clay noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
• sable noun A small, weasel-like mammal prized for its soft, dark brown fur.

Senses

saibro is used for these senses in English:

• clay (tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
• sable (tincture) In blazon, of the colour black.

clay — full definition

1. noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
2. noun A tennis court surface made of crushed stone or brick.

sable — full definition

1. noun A small, weasel-like mammal prized for its soft, dark brown fur.
2. noun A dark brown or black color, or garments of that color, especially worn in mourning.
3. adj Black or very dark in color; in heraldry, the color black on a coat of arms.

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