herminette

French

Etymology

From hermine +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

herminette f (plural herminettes)

1. female ermine when its fur is yellow in summer, as opposed to white in winter
2. its fur
3. adze
4. spokeshave

Further reading

• “herminette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.