noun
pl. -·skies- any of several weasels of Asia, esp. a Russian species (Mustela siberica)
- the brown fur of a kolinsky
Origin of kolinsky
Russian kolinskij, after Kola, district in northern Russiakolinsky
ko·lin·skyWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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kolinsky
noun
pl. ko·lin·skies- A northern Eurasian mink (Mustela sibirica) having a dark brown coat with tawny markings.
- The fur of this animal.
Origin of kolinsky
Russiankolinskiĭ , of Kola from Kola , Kola PeninsulaTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural kolinskies)
- The Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica
- The fur of the Siberian weasel
Origin
Russian колонки (kolonkí).
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