How to Use ermine in a Sentence
ermine
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But there will be more to the weekend than crowns, scepters and ermine robes.
—Danica Kirka, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
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His portrait in his Lords ermine still hung on the wall; the blinds were kept down.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
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The bride wore an ermine blanket stole in the glass carriage on her way to the palace to guard against the winter chill.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 18 May 2018
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At the Plaza, Mrs. Walsh held court in her suite, swathed in ermine wraps, her nails painted to match the color of her dress.
—Julie Satow, New York Times, 7 June 2019
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Finally, the team added paint, abalone shells, hair and a trailer of white ermine skins.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017
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About 2 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 3 feet, Iglaak was robed from head to toe with an ermine-like plumage of white spotted with dashes of black and gray.
—Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2018
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Republican’ long for an ermine stole, a scepter and an orb.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 10 June 2019
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The crown which has a purple cap lined by ermine, includes a silver frame that is lined with gold and is set with nearly 2,000 diamonds, per the Palace.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
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On May 31, dressed in clothes of gold and white ermine, Anne made her grand entrance into the capital and passed through the city in a procession that covered half a mile.
—History Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
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While Dall sheep move down the mountain in winter, whitetails are left to fend for themselves against the ermine and wolverines that rely on them for protein.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2020
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Shields describes her being sent to kindergarten in an expensive white ermine coat, then shoved to the ground by her classmates, leaving the fur stained.
—Blair McClendon, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
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Also known as ermine (once a fur-industry staple), these mustelids turn completely white in winter except for the black tips of their tails.
—Kathryn True, The Seattle Times, 8 June 2017
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Glance at the coffee table and see the petrified turtle with the liquid-gold articulated snake and a tiny figure astride an ermine.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021
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Lyra’s daemon is Pantalaimon, or Pan, who is usually a snow-white ermine.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
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In show notes, the brand was also careful to emphasize the fabrics used, organza and chiffon among them, directly mentioning fur only once (the adorable ermine).
—Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
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The look was completed by Queen Julia's own jewelry, a glittering crown and scepter, and the organization's Medici collar and Dior red and ermine-trimmed mantle.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 25 Feb. 2018
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Historically admired by royalty, ermine pelts were used for royal robes, in portraits, and as a design in heraldry.
—National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2016
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The crown additionally includes a deep purple velvet cap, an ermine band, an orb and cross topper, a solid gold frame, and plenty of gems such as rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes, and tourmalines.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
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Instead, whenever a hereditary peer hangs up his ermine, a pantomime of democracy follows.
—The Economist, 21 June 2018
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