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mink
- /mɪŋk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪŋk
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English mynk (“fur of the European mink”), apparently from Swedish mink, mänk, menk (“stinking animal in Finland, mink”). Compare Danish mink (“mink”), Icelandic minkur (“mink”).
noun mink · minks · minx
- Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola). The Minx […] frequents the water like the Otter, and very much reſembles it in ſhape and color, but is leſs; will abide longer under the water than the muſk quaſh, muſk rat, or little beaver: […]
- The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel. From Michaelmas 1739. to Michaelmas 1740. Skins. […] Mink at 2s. 4d. Elk at 8s. Deer at 2s. 7½ per Skin.
- An article of clothing made of mink. At one point, money was stolen from one of the bedrooms. […] Afte that, the family employees were often tested. [Katherine] Jackson would leave the alarm on the closet unarmed, the one in which she kept her minks, chinchillas, and other expensive furs.
- A person with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mink coat, musteline, fur, vision, directorate, european mink, american mink, mustelid, stoat, vison, european polecat, musteloid, least weasel, weasel, otter, short-tailed weasel
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Every language
noun mammal
| Español | visón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 밍크 mingkeu |
| 日本語 | ミンク minku |
| 中文 | 貂 diāo, 水貂 shuǐdiāo |
| हिन्दी | मिंक miṅk |
| Kiswahili | minki |
| Português | visom |
| Français | vison |
| Deutsch | Nerz, Mink |
| Italiano | visone |
| Ελληνικά | βιζόν vizón |
| Română | nurcă |
| Русский | но́рка nórka |
| Tiếng Việt | chồn nâu |
| العربية | مِنْك mink |
| עברית | חורפן khorpán |
noun fur or pelt of a mink
| Français | vison |
|---|
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