miniver

• So instead of the crepe de Chine and miniver, which had been used for the black dress, I had for the white dress Bolton sheeting and rabbit, and I believe it looked better. —  The Story of My Life
• Such furs as ermine and miniver were kept for the great people; for there were curious rules and laws about dress in those days. —  Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago
• Long ago, when ermine as miniver--the garb of nobility--was fashionable and exclusive, it commanded fabulous prices. —  The Canadian Commonwealth
• So instead of the crκpe de Chine and miniver, which had been used for the black dress, I had for the white dress Bolton sheeting and rabbit, and I believe it looked better The incident, whether Henry was right or not, led me to see that, although I knew more of art and archaeology in dress than he did, he had a finer sense of what was right for the scene_. —  The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections
• Over a skirt with a demi-train of ponceau velvet edged with fur there was a surcoat of brocade in blue and gold lined with miniver (only her Majesty wore this royal fur). —  Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1

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