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Definitions for Ermine

[1] an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail. Compare stoat.
[2] any of various weasels having a white winter coat.
[3] the lustrous, white, winter fur of the ermine, often having fur from the animal's black tail tip inserted at intervals for contrast.
[4] the rank, position, or status of a king, peer, or judge, especially one in certain European countries who wears, or formerly wore, a robe trimmed with ermine, as on official or state occasions.
[5] Heraldry . a fur, consisting of a conventional representation of tails, often with a pattern of dots, sable on argent.
[6] made of, covered, or adorned with ermine.
[7] the stoat in northern regions, where it has a white winter coat with a black-tipped tail
[8] the fur of this animal
[9] one of the two principal furs used on heraldic shields, conventionally represented by a white field flecked with black ermine tails Compare vair
[10] the dignity or office of a judge, noble, or king
[11] short for ermine moth

Words nearby Ermine

erlenmeyer flask, erlking, erm, erma, ermanaric, ermine, ermine moth, ermite, ermoupoli, erna, ernakulam

Origin of Ermine

1150–1200; Middle English < Old French (h)ermine, noun use of feminine of (h)ermin (masculine adj.) < Latin Armenius, short for Armenius (mūs ) Armenian (rat)

Other words from Ermine

er·mined , adjective
un·er·mined , adjective

Word origin for Ermine

C12: from Old French hermine, from Medieval Latin Armenius (mūs ) Armenian (mouse)