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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 29% | 9 | Ancient practice whereby a bishop, resigned bishop or some other ecclesiastical person could obtain a benefice in commendam from another | |
3 | 26% | 9 | A stratagem used to gain an advantage over an enemy | |
Black Bishop Captured In Stratagem To Move More Material Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SABLE" which means:
- noun
- • An artist's brush made of sable hairs
- • The expensive dark brown fur of the marten
- • A very dark black
- • A scarf (or trimming) made of sable
- • Marten of northern asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur adjective satellite
- • Of a dark somewhat brownish black adjective
- • Of the black colour sable.
- • : in blazon, of the colour black.
- • Made of sable fur.
- • Dark, somber.
- • Dark-skinned; black.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She wore a luxurious coat made of sable fur."
- • "The artist used sable brushes to paint the intricate details."
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