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kolinsky

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ko·lin·sky  (k-lnsk)
n. pl. ko·lin·skies
1. A northern Eurasian mink (Mustela siberica) having a dark brown coat with tawny markings.
2. The fur of this animal.

[Russian kolinski, of Kola, from Kola, Kola Peninsula.]

kolinsky [kəˈlɪnskɪ]
n pl -skies
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various Asian minks, esp Mustela sibirica of Siberia
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the rich tawny fur of this animal
[from Russian kolinski of Kola: see Kola Peninsula]


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Quoted in Eva Kolinsky, Women in West Germany: Life, Works, and Politics (Oxford, 1989) 49.
We've been anticipating the debut of The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York," said Stephen Hill, a principal at Kolinsky Hill Financial Group, an employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in New York.
 
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