ermine . ( Cf. fr. hermine , of the lat. )(do armen? us , of Armenia). 1. m. mammal of the order of the carnivores, of about 25 cm long excluding the tail, which has eight, more or less, skin very soft and delicate, Brown in the summer and white in winter, except the tip of the tail, which is always black. 2. d. skin of this animal. 3. m. thing pure or clean. 4. m. white paint with the hull of the chivalry. 5. m. Heráld. Figure conventional way of black and long, mota field of silver, who wants to represent the tip of the tail of a stoat.