Word Meaning

Meaning of ermines

- 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.
- 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.
- By metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain.
- One of the furs. See Fur (Her.)
- To clothe with, or as with, ermine.
- Alt. of Erminois

Crossword clue for ermines

- A fur
- A type of fur
- Coronation robes fur
- Determined to hold white fur
- Fine fur
- Prized fur
- Some term in English for winter coat
- Stoat
- Stoat fur
- Stoat with white fur and a black-tipped tail
- Vermin even includes stoat
- Weasel relative
- White fur
- White fur belongs to stoat but queen belongs to me
- White stoat
- Ernie’s disoriented around Muppets at first ... they’re rather hairy
- Fur weasels
- Hesitate over valuable collections of fancy coats
- Weasels