erminenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɜː.mɪn/us/ˈɝː.mɪn/expensive white fur with black spots that is the winter fur of the stoat (= a small mammal) and is used to decorate formal clothes worn by kings, queens, judges, etc.
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- -haired
- alpaca
- coat
- coated
- coney
- cony
- dander
- hairless
- hairy
- ivory
- mink
- plumage
- plumule
- prickle
- ruff
- spinneret
- spiny
- whisker
- wire-haired
- wool
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