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erminee

erminee adjective: of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.

erminee: of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross
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Adjective

erminee (not comparable)

  1. Of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminee.
  2. Ermined.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminée.

Forms of erminee

alternative formerminée
alternative formerminé

Origin of erminee

Ultimately from Old French erminé. Either inherited from Middle English ermyne (adjective) or borrowed more recently from French erminé(e).

Questions about erminee

What does erminee mean?
Erminee means of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.
What part of speech is erminee?
Erminee is an adjective.

Words near erminee in the dictionary

  1. ermine moth
  2. ermine moths
  3. erminea
  4. ermineas
  5. ermined
  6. erminee
  7. erminelike
  8. ermines
  9. erminette
  10. erminettes
  11. Ermington

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