Definitions for Ermine
ˈɜr mɪner·mine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. erminenoun

   the expensive white fur of the ermine

2. ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela ermineanoun

   mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. erminenoun

   A weasel, Mustela erminea, found in northern latitudes; its dark brown fur turns white in winter (apart from the black tip of the tail)

2. erminenoun

   The white fur of this animal

3. erminenoun

   A symbol of purity

4. erminenoun

   The office of a judge

5. erminenoun

   A white field with black spots

6. ermineverb

   To clothe with ermine

7. Etymology: From ermine, ermin, ermyn, from ermin, ermine, hermine, from ‘stoat skin’, from ‘stoat, weasel’ (compare Dutch dialectal herm), from harmōn (compare Old English hearma, obsolete German Harm), from ḱormon (compare Romansch carmun, Lithuanian sarmuo).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ERMINEnoun

   An animal that is found in cold countries, and which very nearly resembles a weasle in shape; having a white pile, and the tip of the tail black, and furnishing a choice and valuable fur. The fellmongers and furriers put upon it little bits of Lombardy lambskin, which is noted for its shining black colour, the better to set off the whiteness of the ermine. Antoine Furetière

   Etymology: hermine, French, from armenius, Latin.

   Ermine is the fur of a little beast, about the bigness of a weasel, called Mus Armenius; for they are found in Armenia. Henry Peacham, on Blazoning.

   A lady’s honour must be touch’d;
   Which, nice as ermines, will not bear a soil. Dryden.

   Fair ermines, spotless as the snows they press. James Thomson.

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1. ermine

   Ermine is a term used to refer to a species of weasel native to cold regions in Eurasia and North America, known scientifically as Mustela erminea. It is recognized by its slender body, short legs, long neck, and a distinctive coat that is brown in summer and turns white in winter. The term "ermine" is also commonly used to refer to the weasel's luxurious white winter fur, which has been historically used to line or trim high-status garments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Erminenoun

   a valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black

2. Erminenoun

   the fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty, etc., by having the tips of the tails, which are black, arranged at regular intervals throughout the white

3. Erminenoun

   by metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain

4. Erminenoun

   one of the furs. See Fur (Her.)

5. Ermineverb

   to clothe with, or as with, ermine

6. Etymology: [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the Armenian rat, mus Armenius, the animal being found also in Armenia.]

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1. Ermine

   Ermine in heraldry is a "fur", or varied tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat. The linings of medieval coronation cloaks and some other garments, usually reserved to use by high-ranking peers and royalty, were made by sewing many ermine furs together to produce a luxurious white fur with patterns of hanging black-tipped tails. Due largely to the association of the ermine fur with the linings of coronation cloaks, crowns and peerage caps, the heraldic tincture of ermine was usually reserved to similar applications in heraldry.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ermine

   ėr′min, n. a well-known carnivore belonging to the genus which includes polecat, weasel, ferret, &c.—its white fur often used as an emblem of purity: ermine fur used for the robes of judges and magistrates.—adj. Er′mined, adorned with ermine. [O. Fr. ermine (Fr. hermine), perh. from L. (mus) Armenius, lit. mouse of Armenia, whence it was brought to Rome; but acc. to Skeat from Old High Ger. harmin (Ger. hermelin), ermine-fur.]

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1. • Fur
   • Weasel

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1. emerin

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ermine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ermine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Ermine in a Sentence

1. John Dryden:

   Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ermine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ermine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ermine
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ermine
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ermine
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ermine