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Definition of ermine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ermine

noun
 
/ˈɜːmɪn/
 
/ˈɜːrmɪn/
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  1. [uncountable] the white winter fur of the stoat, used especially to decorate the formal clothes of judges, kings, etc.
  2. [countable] a stoat, especially when in its white winter coat
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius ‘Armenian (mouse)’.
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