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35 lines
2.3 KiB
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{
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"ermine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the white fur of the ermine":[],
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": a rank or office whose ceremonial or official robe is ornamented with ermine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259r-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Shields describes her being sent to kindergarten in an expensive white ermine coat, then shoved to the ground by her classmates, leaving the fur stained. \u2014 Blair Mcclendon, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"Glance at the coffee table and see the petrified turtle with the liquid-gold articulated snake and a tiny figure astride an ermine . \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"On May 31, dressed in clothes of gold and white ermine , Anne made her grand entrance into the capital and passed through the city in a procession that covered half a mile. \u2014 History Magazine , 29 Dec. 2020",
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"While Dall sheep move down the mountain in winter, whitetails are left to fend for themselves against the ermine and wolverines that rely on them for protein. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Jan. 2020",
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"Republican\u2019 long for an ermine stole, a scepter and an orb. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 10 June 2019",
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"At the Plaza, Mrs. Walsh held court in her suite, swathed in ermine wraps, her nails painted to match the color of her dress. \u2014 Julie Satow, New York Times , 7 June 2019",
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"From Snow Peak\u2019s pristine white anorak (like ermine in fleece form) to Battenwear\u2019s Mr. Rogers-goes-to-Aspen nubby cardigan to Supreme\u2019s lively leopard upgrade, brands are pushing fleece into fashion territory. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 Sep. 2018",
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"In show notes, the brand was also careful to emphasize the fabrics used, organza and chiffon among them, directly mentioning fur only once (the adorable ermine ). \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 July 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French hermin , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German harmo weasel":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013158"
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}
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} |