Definition of: ermine

(ûr′min) noun
1. A long–bodied, slender, voracious weasel (genus Mustela) of the northern hemisphere; the stoat, especially in its winter dress, which is white, with a black tail tip.
2. Its fur, used in Europe for the facings of official robes, as of judges.
3. The judicial office or its ideal purity. [<OF (h)ermine,? <Gmc.]
—er′mined adjective
ERMINE
(Body: 9 to 12 inches; tail: 3 to 31/2 inches)