ermine
Word family nounermineadjectiveermined
er·mine /ˈɜːmɪn $ ˈɜːr-/ noun 1. [uncountableU]DCTI an expensive white fur, used especially for the formal clothes of judges, kings, and queens 白鼬皮〔尤用于法官、国王和女王的正式服饰〕 2. [countableC]HBA a small animal whose fur is white in winter 白鼬 ermine• An unusual coat with studded decoration and ermine fringes, accredited to Chief Joseph.• It is constructed from eagle feathers, horse-hair, red cloth, ermine pendants, buffalo-horn strips, beadwork and brass bells.• Major allowed him into the role of friend and confidant, and dressed Lord Lies in ermine.• He had, Jaq noted, obtained a new cloak trimmed with dazzling white ermine death's heads.• A furry white ermine moth clung to one of the spikes.• Joseph wears a blanket, leggings and a war-shirt with ermine drops. Origin ermine (1100-1200) Old French perhaps from Medieval Latin mus Armenius “Armenian mouse”