Definition of ermine in English:

ermine

nounPlural ermines ˈəːmɪnˈərmən

1A stoat, especially when in its white winter coat.
白鼬
Example sentencesExamples
- Vikka is quick to identify the tracks of wolverine, fox and ermine.
- If the children are lucky, a white-coated ermine may dart across their snowshoe path, and a counselor can point out that four months earlier, that fur coat was mostly chocolate-brown.
- Arctic foxes, short-tailed weasels and ermines are some of the smaller carnivores found here.
- Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use.
- Predators of erethizontids include mustelids such as martens, minks, wolverines, ermine, weasels, and fishers.
1. 1.1mass noun The white fur of the stoat, used for trimming garments, especially the ceremonial robes of judges or peers.
  白鼬毛皮
  the men were dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks
  Example sentencesExamples
  The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe.
  He is clad in a jeweled robe fringed with ermine and his mustache and beard are immense and golden.
  Estelle watched with a gleam in her eye as the Duke of Gloucester marched down the aisle wearing a rich red velvet cape with a plush ermine collar over flawless white.
  But in a gender reversal, it is Francesca, painted seductively in her ermine coat, and not the painted men in armor, who saved the castle three hundred years ago.
  On this throne sat a very distinguished-looking man dressed in a royal blue velvet robe trimmed with ermine over his tuxedo.
  Stockport first citizen Ken Holt, an anti-cruelty campaigner, objected on moral grounds because it was decorated with ermine - the winter coat of the stoat.
  Do they wear coronets and ermine and incorporate rejection slips in their coats of arms?
  The following morning Estelle awoke, still wrapped in her ermine winter robe.
  In bygone days many stoats were slaughtered to provide skins for ermine robes.
  Her accession ceremony may not have been a coronation, but the new Queen looked sufficiently grand in an elegant white gown, tiara, and crimson and ermine robe.
2. 1.2Heraldry mass noun Fur represented as black spots on a white ground, as a heraldic tincture.
  〔纹章〕黑点白底毛皮
  postpositive on a canton ermine a lion rampant sable
  Example sentencesExamples
  The coat of arms of the former duchy of Brittany is "Ermine", one of very few coats that are of one tincture only.
  The coloring scheme of ermine can also be changed.
2A stout-bodied moth that has cream or white wings with black spots.
（白翅上带黑斑点的）白灯蛾
Genus Spilosoma, family Arctiidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- The buff ermine moth is so called because of its buff colouring.
- One teacher thought the caterpillars might belong to silk ermine moths, but we're not sure.
- The apple small ermine moth causes more or less serious defoliation at the tips of branches of apple trees.

Derivatives

ermined

adjective ˈəːmɪndˈərmənd

If he has any brains at all, he'll make a speech this week telling these ermined layabouts to go climb a tree.
Example sentencesExamples
- I do think, however that a ballot on the suitability of some newly ermined people would debar some before the ermine was purchased.
- I think the number of "tails" in an ermined pattern is also irrelevant.
- And, in fairness to those ermined aristocrats, they could afford contempt.
- Ermined furs are primarily their background tincture.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius 'Armenian (mouse)'.

This is from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius ‘Armenian (mouse)’. White ermine fur is the winter coat of the common weasel, and it needs dependable snowfall, such as is found in Armenia, for the coat to turn white.

Rhymes

determine, vermin

Definition of ermine in US English:

ermine

nounˈərmənˈərmən

1A stoat, especially when in its white winter coat.
白鼬
Example sentencesExamples
- Arctic foxes, short-tailed weasels and ermines are some of the smaller carnivores found here.
- Vikka is quick to identify the tracks of wolverine, fox and ermine.
- Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use.
- Predators of erethizontids include mustelids such as martens, minks, wolverines, ermine, weasels, and fishers.
- If the children are lucky, a white-coated ermine may dart across their snowshoe path, and a counselor can point out that four months earlier, that fur coat was mostly chocolate-brown.
1. 1.1 The white fur of the stoat, used for trimming garments, especially the ceremonial robes of judges or peers.
  白鼬毛皮
  the men were dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks
  Example sentencesExamples
  Stockport first citizen Ken Holt, an anti-cruelty campaigner, objected on moral grounds because it was decorated with ermine - the winter coat of the stoat.
  Estelle watched with a gleam in her eye as the Duke of Gloucester marched down the aisle wearing a rich red velvet cape with a plush ermine collar over flawless white.
  Do they wear coronets and ermine and incorporate rejection slips in their coats of arms?
  He is clad in a jeweled robe fringed with ermine and his mustache and beard are immense and golden.
  In bygone days many stoats were slaughtered to provide skins for ermine robes.
  But in a gender reversal, it is Francesca, painted seductively in her ermine coat, and not the painted men in armor, who saved the castle three hundred years ago.
  Her accession ceremony may not have been a coronation, but the new Queen looked sufficiently grand in an elegant white gown, tiara, and crimson and ermine robe.
  The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe.
  The following morning Estelle awoke, still wrapped in her ermine winter robe.
  On this throne sat a very distinguished-looking man dressed in a royal blue velvet robe trimmed with ermine over his tuxedo.
2. 1.2Heraldry Fur represented as black spots on a white ground, as a heraldic tincture.
  〔纹章〕黑点白底毛皮
  postpositive on a canton ermine a lion rampant sable
  Example sentencesExamples
  The coloring scheme of ermine can also be changed.
  The coat of arms of the former duchy of Brittany is "Ermine", one of very few coats that are of one tincture only.
2A stout-bodied moth that has cream or white wings with black spots, and a very hairy caterpillar.
（白翅上带黑斑点的）白灯蛾
Family Arctiidae: several genera and species
Example sentencesExamples
- The buff ermine moth is so called because of its buff colouring.
- One teacher thought the caterpillars might belong to silk ermine moths, but we're not sure.
- The apple small ermine moth causes more or less serious defoliation at the tips of branches of apple trees.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius ‘Armenian (mouse)’.

词汇	ermine
释义	Definition of ermine in English: ermine nounPlural ermines ˈəːmɪnˈərmən 1A stoat, especially when in its white winter coat. 白鼬 Example sentencesExamples Vikka is quick to identify the tracks of wolverine, fox and ermine. If the children are lucky, a white-coated ermine may dart across their snowshoe path, and a counselor can point out that four months earlier, that fur coat was mostly chocolate-brown. Arctic foxes, short-tailed weasels and ermines are some of the smaller carnivores found here. Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use. Predators of erethizontids include mustelids such as martens, minks, wolverines, ermine, weasels, and fishers. 1.1mass noun The white fur of the stoat, used for trimming garments, especially the ceremonial robes of judges or peers. 白鼬毛皮 the men were dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks Example sentencesExamples The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe. He is clad in a jeweled robe fringed with ermine and his mustache and beard are immense and golden. Estelle watched with a gleam in her eye as the Duke of Gloucester marched down the aisle wearing a rich red velvet cape with a plush ermine collar over flawless white. But in a gender reversal, it is Francesca, painted seductively in her ermine coat, and not the painted men in armor, who saved the castle three hundred years ago. On this throne sat a very distinguished-looking man dressed in a royal blue velvet robe trimmed with ermine over his tuxedo. Stockport first citizen Ken Holt, an anti-cruelty campaigner, objected on moral grounds because it was decorated with ermine - the winter coat of the stoat. Do they wear coronets and ermine and incorporate rejection slips in their coats of arms? The following morning Estelle awoke, still wrapped in her ermine winter robe. In bygone days many stoats were slaughtered to provide skins for ermine robes. Her accession ceremony may not have been a coronation, but the new Queen looked sufficiently grand in an elegant white gown, tiara, and crimson and ermine robe. 1.2Heraldry mass noun Fur represented as black spots on a white ground, as a heraldic tincture. 〔纹章〕黑点白底毛皮 postpositive on a canton ermine a lion rampant sable Example sentencesExamples The coat of arms of the former duchy of Brittany is "Ermine", one of very few coats that are of one tincture only. The coloring scheme of ermine can also be changed. 2A stout-bodied moth that has cream or white wings with black spots. （白翅上带黑斑点的）白灯蛾 Genus Spilosoma, family Arctiidae: several species Example sentencesExamples The buff ermine moth is so called because of its buff colouring. One teacher thought the caterpillars might belong to silk ermine moths, but we're not sure. The apple small ermine moth causes more or less serious defoliation at the tips of branches of apple trees. Derivatives ermined adjective ˈəːmɪndˈərmənd If he has any brains at all, he'll make a speech this week telling these ermined layabouts to go climb a tree. Example sentencesExamples I do think, however that a ballot on the suitability of some newly ermined people would debar some before the ermine was purchased. I think the number of "tails" in an ermined pattern is also irrelevant. And, in fairness to those ermined aristocrats, they could afford contempt. Ermined furs are primarily their background tincture. Origin Middle English: from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius 'Armenian (mouse)'. This is from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius ‘Armenian (mouse)’. White ermine fur is the winter coat of the common weasel, and it needs dependable snowfall, such as is found in Armenia, for the coat to turn white. Rhymes determine, vermin Definition of ermine in US English: ermine nounˈərmənˈərmən 1A stoat, especially when in its white winter coat. 白鼬 Example sentencesExamples Arctic foxes, short-tailed weasels and ermines are some of the smaller carnivores found here. Vikka is quick to identify the tracks of wolverine, fox and ermine. Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use. Predators of erethizontids include mustelids such as martens, minks, wolverines, ermine, weasels, and fishers. If the children are lucky, a white-coated ermine may dart across their snowshoe path, and a counselor can point out that four months earlier, that fur coat was mostly chocolate-brown. 1.1 The white fur of the stoat, used for trimming garments, especially the ceremonial robes of judges or peers. 白鼬毛皮 the men were dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks Example sentencesExamples Stockport first citizen Ken Holt, an anti-cruelty campaigner, objected on moral grounds because it was decorated with ermine - the winter coat of the stoat. Estelle watched with a gleam in her eye as the Duke of Gloucester marched down the aisle wearing a rich red velvet cape with a plush ermine collar over flawless white. Do they wear coronets and ermine and incorporate rejection slips in their coats of arms? He is clad in a jeweled robe fringed with ermine and his mustache and beard are immense and golden. In bygone days many stoats were slaughtered to provide skins for ermine robes. But in a gender reversal, it is Francesca, painted seductively in her ermine coat, and not the painted men in armor, who saved the castle three hundred years ago. Her accession ceremony may not have been a coronation, but the new Queen looked sufficiently grand in an elegant white gown, tiara, and crimson and ermine robe. The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe. The following morning Estelle awoke, still wrapped in her ermine winter robe. On this throne sat a very distinguished-looking man dressed in a royal blue velvet robe trimmed with ermine over his tuxedo. 1.2Heraldry Fur represented as black spots on a white ground, as a heraldic tincture. 〔纹章〕黑点白底毛皮 postpositive on a canton ermine a lion rampant sable Example sentencesExamples The coloring scheme of ermine can also be changed. The coat of arms of the former duchy of Brittany is "Ermine", one of very few coats that are of one tincture only. 2A stout-bodied moth that has cream or white wings with black spots, and a very hairy caterpillar. （白翅上带黑斑点的）白灯蛾 Family Arctiidae: several genera and species Example sentencesExamples The buff ermine moth is so called because of its buff colouring. One teacher thought the caterpillars might belong to silk ermine moths, but we're not sure. The apple small ermine moth causes more or less serious defoliation at the tips of branches of apple trees. Origin Middle English: from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius ‘Armenian (mouse)’.
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