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Definition of ermines in English: erminesnounˈəːmɪnzˈərmənz mass nounHeraldry Fur resembling ermine but with white spots on a black ground. Example sentencesExamples - A field of ermines (or counter-ermine) is sable with argent spots.
- Variations are ermines, being white spots on a black field, and erminites which are the same as ermines but with the addition of a red hair on each side of the black.
Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from Old French hermines, plural of herminet, diminutive of hermine 'ermine'. Definition of ermines in US English: erminesnounˈərmənz Heraldry Fur resembling ermine but with white spots on a black ground. Example sentencesExamples - Variations are ermines, being white spots on a black field, and erminites which are the same as ermines but with the addition of a red hair on each side of the black.
- A field of ermines (or counter-ermine) is sable with argent spots.
Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from Old French hermines, plural of herminet, diminutive of hermine ‘ermine’. |