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plural mink or minks
1
: soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brown
2
: either of two slender-bodied semiaquatic carnivorous mammals (Neogale vison of North America and Mustela lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat
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a coat made of mink
women wearing expensive jewelry and minks
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Key pieces: Taking cues from performance wear, the fall collection features fur and nylon puffers alongside more luxurious items like a hooded rabbit poncho and floor-length robe coat with patchwork fox, shearling and mink.
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Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.
—Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
As the disease appears in more mammals—such as sea lions in South America and minks in Europe and China—experts fear that the virus is adapting to better infect this class, which also includes humans.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Costello is shown living the good life on Central Park West, walking dogs decked out in miniature mink coats, including a pomeranian in a fur beret.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.
—Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
As the disease appears in more mammals—such as sea lions in South America and minks in Europe and China—experts fear that the virus is adapting to better infect this class, which also includes humans.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Costello is shown living the good life on Central Park West, walking dogs decked out in miniature mink coats, including a pomeranian in a fur beret.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mink
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mink. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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mink
noun
plural mink or minks
: either of two flesh-eating mammals that resemble the related weasels, have a slender body, partly webbed feet, and a somewhat bushy tail, and live near water
also
: the soft normally dark brown fur of a mink
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