Canadian English Meaning of ermine
Ermine
Other Canadian English words related to Ermine
- badger
- bearskin
- Beaver
- chamois
- Chinchilla
- fisher
- fox
- marten
- mink
- muskrat
- Otter
- Pelt
- Rabbit
- Raccoon
- Raccoon
- sable
- seal
- sealskin
- Calfskin
- Coon skin
- Cowhide
- deerskin
- doeskin
- fleece
- Fur
- goatskin
- hide
- Horsehide
- karakul
- kidskin
- lambskin
- Leather
- Persian lamb
- Pigskin
- rawhide
- Sharkskin
- sheep
- Sheepskin
- skin
- snakeskin
- alligator
- crocodile
- Kolinsky
- Morocco
- sheep
- Patent leather
- Suede
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Definitions and Meaning of ermine in English
ermine (n)
the expensive white fur of the ermine
mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
ermine (n.)
A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black.
The fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty, etc., by having the tips of the tails, which are black, arranged at regular intervals throughout the white.
By metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain.
One of the furs. See Fur (Her.)
ermine (v. t.)
To clothe with, or as with, ermine.
FAQs About the word ermine
Ermine
the expensive white fur of the ermine, mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coatA valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea),
badger,bearskin,Beaver,chamois,Chinchilla,fisher,fox,marten,mink,muskrat
No antonyms found.
ermin => ermine, ermilin => Ermine, ermelin => Ermine, erme => Erme, erlking => Erlking,
