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mink

[ mingk ]

noun

plural minks, (especially collectively) mink.
  1. a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
  2. the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.
  3. a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.


mink

/ ³¾ÉªÅ‹°ì /

noun

  1. any of several semiaquatic musteline mammals of the genus Mustela, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having slightly webbed feet
  2. the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of the American mink ( M. vison )
  3. a garment made of this, esp a woman's coat or stole
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mink1

1425–75; late Middle English, of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mink1

C15: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mink, Swedish ³¾Ã¤²Ô°ì
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Its custom-made fittings include mink seats, a gold disc on top of the grille and hubcaps carrying his initials.

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The act banned the use of dogs to hunt wild mammals - including foxes, hares, deer and mink - across England and Wales.

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It’s also been extremely deadly in seals, sea lions and minks.

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H5N1 is also presumed to have spread among mink on a fur farm in Spain.

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Eric is a manifestation and an amalgamation of details in Edgar’s mind — a tail that mimics his cat and fur that matches the chevron of his grandmother’s mink.

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