Ermined

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ermine form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Dressed in ermine. not-comparable

    "an ermined judge"

  2. 2
    Having an ermine tincture in a colour other than black and white. not-comparable

    "[...] one of them being, Argent, within a bordure gules, the cross, crown of thorns, scourges and nails: the field of the other is ermined gules, with the pillar of the flagellation, the spear and reed."

Example

More examples

"[...] one of them being, Argent, within a bordure gules, the cross, crown of thorns, scourges and nails: the field of the other is ermined gules, with the pillar of the flagellation, the spear and reed."

Etymology

From ermine + -ed.

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