ermine
noun
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
ermined
-
a word derived from
ermine.
Example Sentences
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Next came Fraud, and he had on,Like Eldon, an ermined gown;His big tears, for he wept well,Turned to mill-stones as they fell.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2013
The gum-chewing Daily News was fascinated with an ermined customer who puffed a fat cigar while she sipped a drink.
From Time Magazine Archive
So many ermined peers and bejeweled peeresses were present that a journalistic wag observed there was a "tiara boom today."
From Time Magazine Archive
By accident or design, man seems de ermined to upset the delicate balance of nature in Florida.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jewelled caps, ermined cloaks, powdered wigs, church bells, bona-roba bed-gowns, gilded bridles, spurs, shields, swords, harness, holy relics, and salted hogs, all hang in glory!
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
