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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mink /mɪŋk/USA pronunciation n., pl. minks, (esp. when thought of as a group) mink. - Mammals[countable] a weasel of N. America and of Eurasia.
- Clothing the soft, shiny fur of this animal:[uncountable]a coat of mink.
- Clothing[countable] a piece of clothing, esp. a coat or stole, made of this fur.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mink (mingk),USA pronunciation n., pl. minks, (esp. collectively) mink. - Mammalsa semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, esp. the North American M. vison.
- the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.
- a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.
- late Middle English, of uncertain origin, originally 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mink /mɪŋk/ n ( pl mink, minks)- any of several semiaquatic musteline mammals of the genus Mustela, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having slightly webbed feet
- the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of the American mink (M. vison)
- a garment made of this, esp a woman's coat or stole
Etymology: 15th Century: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mink, Swedish mänk |