erminette en · NOUN
Etymology
From ermine + -ette.
Meanings
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(countable, dated, uncountable) The fur of a white rabbit, sheared to resemble ermine.
But Teddy knew too much of the fur at "Finney's"; the coney-seal, the sable-dyed-squirrel, the erminettes, the beaverines; […]
1915, Evelyn May Clowes Wiehe, The Rose of Youth (page 12)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| erminettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |