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kolinsky
CIDE DICTIONARY
kolinsky, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.].
Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., Putorius sibiricus , the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are red sable and Tatar sable . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kolinsky, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the Siberian mink, Mustela sibirica, having a brown coat in winter.
2 the fur of this.
1 the Siberian mink, Mustela sibirica, having a brown coat in winter.
2 the fur of this.
Etymology
Russ. kolinskii f. Kola in NW Russia
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