kolinsky
[kuh-lin-skee]
- an Asian mink, Mustela sibirica, having buff or tawny fur.
- the fur of such an animal.
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Origin of kolinsky
1850–55; perhaps alteration of Russian kolonkí, plural of kolonók kolinsky ≪ Evenki (NW dialects) xoloŋgō
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Historical Examples of kolinsky
Kolinsky, you know what will happen should you desert us when once in Krovitch?
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Kolinsky smiled at the other's undisguised astonishment that he would admit so much.
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Kolinsky, how long have you been a member of the White Police?
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Kolinsky shifted his chair close to that of the other man to whisper long and earnestly in his ear.
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Kolinsky, with a sphynx-like face, sat gazing steadily at a point on the floor slightly beyond his extended feet.
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kolinsky
- any of various Asian minks, esp Mustela sibirica of Siberia
- the rich tawny fur of this animal
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Word Origin for kolinsky
C19: from Russian kolinski of Kola: see Kola Peninsula
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