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plural mink or minks
1
: soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brown
2
: either of two slender-bodied semiaquatic carnivorous mammals (Mustela vison of North America and M. lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat
Examples of mink in a Sentence
a coat made of mink
women wearing expensive jewelry and minks
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The other instance was a number of outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and Finland in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 May 2024
Holiday later used the trappings of that world — the music, alcohol and drugs as well as the gowns and minks — to create a lasting artistic persona.
—Paul Alexander, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 May 2024
Holiday later used the trappings of that world — the music, alcohol and drugs as well as the gowns and minks — to create a lasting artistic persona.
—Paul Alexander, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mink. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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mink
noun
plural mink or minks
: either of two flesh-eating mammals that resemble the related weasels, have a slender body, partly webbed feet, and a somewhat bushy tail, and live near water
also
: the soft normally dark brown fur of a mink
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