ermine

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The white fur of this animal
A weasel, Mustela erminea, found in northern latitudes; its dark brown fur turns white in winter (apart from the black tip of the tail)
A symbol of purity
The office of a judge
A white field with black spots
To clothe with ermine
the expensive white fur of the ermine
mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat the expensive white fur of the ermine
erminea, allied to the weasel; the stoat
mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
Ermine is expensive white fur that comes from small animals called stoats. or stoat Species of the weasel family (Mustela erminea). Its white winter coat has historically adorned royal robes and is still used in the fur trade. Ermines are found in North America and northern Eurasia. They are most abundant in thickets, woodland, and semitimbered areas. In summer they are brown, with whitish throat, chest, and belly. Species are 5-12 in. (13-29 cm) long (excluding the 2-5-in., or 5-12-cm, tail) and weigh less than 11 oz (0.3 kg). Voracious carnivores, ermines feed on small mammals, birds, eggs, frogs, and, occasionally, invertebrates
The fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty, etc
One of the furs
See Fur Her
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
To clothe with, or as with, ermine
{i} type of weasel; fur or pelt from an ermine
A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela M
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
stoat
bird-cherry ermine
An ermine moth, Yponomeuta evonymella, whose caterpillars build nets that can cover whole bird cherry trees
ermin
{n} a small animal with delicate white fur, the skin or fur
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An Armenian
ermines
See Note under Ermine, n
ermines
plural of ermine
Turkish - English

Definition of ermine in Turkish English dictionary

ermin
ermine
ermin
ermine kakım
ermin
ermine, stoat
kakım kürk ermine
(fur)
ermine

    Hyphenation

    er·mine

    Turkish pronunciation

    ırmın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈərmən/ /ˈɜrmən/

    Etymology

    () From Old French (h)ermine, either from Medieval Latin mūs Armenius (“Armenian mouse”), from where its fur was exported, or a descendant of Indo-European *k̑ormon
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