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