ermine

🇺🇸 /ˈɜːrmɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɜːmɪn/
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noun
R

The white fur from a stoat, used to decorate formal clothing worn by judges, kings, and others.

The judge wore a robe trimmed with ermine to show his high status.

R

A stoat, especially when it has its white winter coat.

The ermine's white coat helps it blend into the snow.

translation

n. The white fur from a stoat, used to decorate formal clothing worn by judges, kings, and others.; A stoat, especially when it has its white winter coat.

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Plural ermines