Difference between revisions of "Ermine"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | stoat (Mustela erminea); short-tailed weasel; | + | stoat (Mustela erminea); short-tailed weasel; lækat (Dan.); Hermelin (Deut., Sven.); armiño (Esp.); hermine (Fr.); hermelijn (Ned.); gronostaj(Pol.); arminho (Port.); |
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "ermine" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "ermine" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed November 15, 2001]. |
| − | * | + | * Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937 |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005) | ||
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Description
The fur trade name for the winter white coat of a stoat (Mustela erminea). Weasels have reddish brown fur in the summer and a thick, white coat in winter with the exception of the tip of the tail which remains black. Found primarily in Eurasia and North America, white ermine fur was highly valuable. During the 14th century in England, only nobility were allowed to wear ermine.
Synonyms and Related Terms
stoat (Mustela erminea); short-tailed weasel; lækat (Dan.); Hermelin (Deut., Sven.); armiño (Esp.); hermine (Fr.); hermelijn (Ned.); gronostaj(Pol.); arminho (Port.);
Other Properties
Color = white in winter Guard hairs = silky
Additional Images
Stoat Mustela erminea
Ermine
Ermine
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "ermine" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed November 15, 2001].
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)