erminois

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noun

er·​mi·​nois

: a heraldic fur consisting of black ermine spots on a golden field

erminois

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adjective

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: of the heraldic fur erminois

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French erminois, herminois, from ermine, hermine

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