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ermelin.

An ermine.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An ermine.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Hermelin (“ermine”), from Middle High German hermelin, from Old High German harmilī, harmilīn (“weasel”), diminutive of Old High German harmo (“ermine, stoat, weasel”), from Proto-West Germanic *harmō, from Proto-Germanic *harmô (“weasel”). Cognate with Italian ermellino (“ermine”), from the same Germanic source. More at ermine.

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