ermellino — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ermine noun A small weasel found in cold northern regions, whose brown fur turns white in winter except for a black-tipped tail.
Senses
ermellino is used for these senses in English:
- ermine 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.
- ermine (tincture) The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.
ermine — full definition
- noun A small weasel found in cold northern regions, whose brown fur turns white in winter except for a black-tipped tail.
- noun The white winter fur of this animal, traditionally used to trim ceremonial robes and long associated with royalty and judges.