ermine (redirected from ermine marks)

er·mine  (ûrmn)

n.

1. A weasel (Mustela erminea) of northern regions, having a black-tipped tail and dark brown fur that in winter changes to white.

2. The commercially valuable white fur of this animal.

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[Middle English ermin, from Old French ermine, possibly of Germanic origin or from Medieval Latin (ms) Armenius, Armenian (mouse).]

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ermine

Noun

pl -mines or -mine

1. the stoat in northern regions, where it has a white winter coat

2. the fur of this animal, used to trim state robes of judges, nobles, etc. [Medieval Latin Armenius (mus) Armenian (mouse)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ermine - the expensive white fur of the ermine fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
	2.	ermine - mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat Mustela erminea, shorttail weasel weasel - small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck stoat - the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

Translations

ermine [ˈəːmɪn] n → armiño

ermine [ˈəːmɪn] n → hermine f

ermine [ˈəːmɪn] n (fur) → Hermelin m

ermine [ˈəːmɪn] n → ermellino