ermine
IPA: ˈɝmʌn
noun
- A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.
- The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
- (by extension, figuratively) The office of a judge.
- (heraldry) A white field with black spots.
- Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae
verb
- To clothe with ermine.
adjective
- (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).
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Examples of "ermine" in Sentences
- He is not wearing scarlet and ermine.
- Its name is a play on vermin and ermine.
- The two common furs are ermine and vair.
- The sleeves were long and lined with ermine.
- Inside is a velvet cap with an ermine border.
- He was decorated with the Order of the Ermine.
- He was also a member of the Order of the Ermine.
- Ermine remained the prerogative and hallmark of royalty.
- On a 'bend ermine', the tails follow the line of the bend.
- A version of this pattern is used in heraldry as ermine tincture.
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