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counter-ermine

counter-ermine noun: a tincture consisting of a black background with ermine shapes in white.

counter-ermine: a tincture consisting of a black background with ermine shapes in white
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Noun

counter-ermine

  1. A tincture consisting of a black background with ermine shapes in white.
    Synonyms:
    ermines

Synonyms of counter-ermine

Origin of counter-ermine

From counter- + ermine.

Questions about counter-ermine

What does counter-ermine mean?
Counter-ermine means a tincture consisting of a black background with ermine shapes in white.
What part of speech is counter-ermine?
Counter-ermine is a noun.

Words near counter-ermine in the dictionary

  1. counter-embattled
  2. counter-embowed
  3. Counter-Enlightenment
  4. Counter-Enlightenments
  5. counter-entropic
  6. counter-ermine
  7. counter-espionage
  8. counter-evidence
  9. counter-evidences
  10. counter-finalities
  11. counter-finality

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