kolinskyn.
/kəˈlɪnski/, U.S. /kəˈlɪnski/ A name for the fur of a Mustela sibirica, the Japanese mink. Also attributive.
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1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 803 Skins and Furs... Kolinski.
1892 H. Poland Fur-bearing Animals in Commerce p. li Kolinski, undressed.
1919 Queen 5 July 21 (advt.) Kolinsky coat in the fashionable Sable Colour.
1920 Queen 1 May (advt.) 14 Furs... In Rich Kolinsky Sable.
1923 J. C. Sachs Furs & Fur Trade 62 The ‘sable’ brushes, which are in such request by artists, are generally made of kolinski tails.
1928 Strand Mag. Aug. 183/2 A Persian lamb coat with a collar of kolinsky.
1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 155 The Siberian China mink is known as Kolinsky.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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