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Ermine

Noun

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1.NounA weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.
2.NounThe white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
3.NounThe office of a judge.
4.NounThe fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.
5.NounAny of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae
6.AdjectiveIn blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).
7.VerbTo clothe with ermine.
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