"erminette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: erminettes [plural]
Etymology: ermine + -ette Etymology templates: {{suf|en|ermine|ette|id2=imitation}} ermine + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} erminette (countable and uncountable, plural erminettes)
  1. (dated) The fur of a white rabbit, sheared to resemble ermine. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-erminette-en-noun-V2wuPPq1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (imitation)

Inflected forms

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