mink : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mink	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mink
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mink n the expensive fur of a mink fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks Synonym(s): mink, mink coat slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}.