'Kolinsky' definitions:

Definition of 'Kolinsky'

From: GCIDE
  • Kolinsky \Ko*lin"sky\, 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.]