Ermine

Philip and Richard approached it from the south, on an ancient and busy road called Ermine Street.

The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

And then, while I was all on fire to see what a lover looked like, comes another letter, this time to mamma, from Lady Alison something, who could not help recommending to her kindness her dear nephew Colin, going out broken-hearted at what was feared would prove a fatal accident, to the dearest, noblest girl in the world, for so she must call Ermine

Clever Woman of the Family Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

The Ermine is a species equally famous; and for a like reason -- the value of its beautiful white fur, so long an article of commerce.

Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850

And when the By, who is the gouernour of the Iland (and is in their language a Duke) had communed with the Marchant, and those that were with him, and vnderstood of our arriuall within his dominion, the day following he armed his gallies, and came to welcome our Ambassadour, accompanied with the Ermine, that is, the Kings

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584

The move to reform the House comes after a scandal in Britain dubbed Ermine-Gate, in which undercover journalists posing as lobbyists for a Hong Kong business with interests in expanding in Britain approached members of the House of Lords asking them to amend business-rates legislation in exchange for money.

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We left at 8.30 after a supper of chicken and champagne -- something very unusual -- and got on board the "Ermine," a

The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" George Davidson

"Ermine"; the fur from a northern animal of the same name.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Charles Herbert Sylvester

"Ermine," he said, "dear heart, wilt thou reckon me cruel, if I carry thy thoughts back -- for a reason I have -- to another snowy night, fourteen years ago?"

One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Emily Sarah Holt 1864

That Stoat you saw will perhaps be trapped this winter; his brownish coat will turn pure white when the snow comes, and he will be called an 'Ermine' instead of a 'Stoat'; and then the hunters will be after him. "

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

"Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan" focuses on the artist's innovations as a painter, reexamining icons like the 1488 painting, "The Lady with an Ermine."

A New Home for Arab Treasures Kelly Crow 2011