Ermine
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈɜːmɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ermine is a noun meaning The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
Meaning
The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
More Meanings
- (by extension, figuratively) The office of a judge.
- (heraldry) The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.
- Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae
- (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).
- (transitive) To clothe with 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.
Word Forms
- ermines
- ermining
- ermined
Synonyms for ermine
Depending on context, synonyms include stoat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fesse, fess, tippets, ermin, stoat, erminea.
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