ermine UK /ˈɜːmɪn/US /ˈɝmɪn/noun 5adjective 1verb 1forms 3 noun5 •A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail. •The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes. •The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots. •(figurative) The office of a judge. •Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae adjective1 •In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots). verb1 •To clothe with ermine. formsermined · ermining · ermines