'Mink' definitions:
Definition of 'mink'
From: WordNet
noun
The expensive fur of a mink
noun
Fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn: mink, mink coat]
noun
Slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
Definition of 'Mink'
From: GCIDE
- Mink \Mink\ (m[i^][ng]k), n. [Cf. 2d Minx.]
- 1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Mustela (foremrly Putorius), allied to the weasel. The European mink is Mustela lutreola. The common American mink (Mustela vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. The fur of the mink[1]. Together with sable, it is one of the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species. When the fur is taken from animals grown on a farm, it called ranch mink. [PJC]