erminitesn.
/ˈəːmɪnʌɪts/ Heraldry.
A heraldic fur, similar to ermine, with the addition of a red hair on each side of the ‘spots’.
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1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 130 b.
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. v. 16 That being called Ermine, and this Ermynites.
1655 M. Carter Anal. Honor in Honor Rediv. 11 If..it be white powdred with black, it is Ermin..if white with black and one red hair Erminites.
1731–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Erminites, A white Ground powder'd with Black, to which a red Hair is added.
1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 11 Erminites.—[is] The same as ermine, with a red hair on each side of the black ‘spots’ or tails.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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