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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024er•mine /ˈɜrmɪn/USA pronunciation n., pl. -mines, (esp. when thought of as a group) -mine for 1. - Mammals[countable] a weasel having a white coat with a black-tipped tail in the winter.
- Clothing[uncountable] the white winter fur of the ermine.
er•mined, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024er•mine (ûr′min),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mines, (esp. collectively) -mine, adj. n. - Mammalsan Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail. Cf. stoat.
- Mammalsany of various weasels having a white winter coat.
- Clothingthe lustrous, white, winter fur of the ermine, often having fur from the animal's black tail tip inserted at intervals for contrast.
- World Historythe rank, position, or status of a king, peer, or judge, esp. one in certain European countries who wears, or formerly wore, a robe trimmed with ermine, as on official or state occasions.
- Heraldrya fur, consisting of a conventional representation of tails, often with a pattern of dots, sable on argent.
adj. - Clothingmade of, covered, or adorned with ermine.
- Latin Armenius, short for Armenius (mūs) Armenian (rat)
- Old French (h)ermine, noun, nominal use of feminine of (h)ermin (masculine adjective, adjectival)
- Middle English 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ermine /ˈɜːmɪn/ n ( pl -mines, -mine)- the stoat in northern regions, where it has a white winter coat with a black-tipped tail
- the fur of this animal
- the dignity or office of a judge, noble, or king
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French hermine, from Medieval Latin Armenius (mūs) Armenian (mouse) |