sable vs pelt

sable and pelt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sable	Yes	Yes	No	No
pelt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pelt is a hypernym of sable; that is, pelt is a word with a broader meaning than sable:

Other hypernyms of sable include fur.

sable (noun)	pelt (noun)
marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur	body covering of a living animal
a scarf (or trimming) made of sable	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
a very dark black
the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

sable (adjective)	pelt (adjective)
of a dark somewhat brownish black

sable (verb)	pelt (verb)
	attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
	rain heavily