erminois
/ˌəːmɪˈnɔɪz
/noun [mass noun] Heraldry
Fur resembling ermine but with black spots on a gold ground.Erminois is a golden field with black spots, and pean is a black field with golden spots....
- Ermine furs are a basic field scattered with ermine spots, and are treated according to their base field color; thus ermine and erminois would be considered metal fields.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from Old French, from hermine 'ermine'.