kolinsky

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ko=lin=sky

CIDE DICTIONARY

kolinsky, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.].

 Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., Putorius sibiricus, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are red sable and Tatar sable.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kolinsky, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the Siberian mink, Mustela sibirica, having a brown coat in winter.
2 the fur of this.

Etymology

Russ. kolinskii f. Kola in NW Russia