zibeline

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US/ˈzɪbəˌlin/US/ˈzɪbəˌlaɪn/

noun

A thick, soft woolen fabric with a long nap.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounzibeline (countable and uncountable, plural zibelines)

plural zibelines · alternative zibelline

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

Origin

  1. Frenchzibeline
  2. Frenchzibeline
  3. Englishzibeline

Borrowed from French zibeline (“sable”).

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Cite this entry
APA

zibeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zibeline

MLA

“zibeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zibeline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zibeline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zibeline.

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