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Ermine
In heraldry, one of the furs used in blazoning, representing the skin of the little animal of that French name (Hermine , the stoat). A field of ermine is argent (white) with sable (black) spots of a particular shape. The blazon of Bretagne is "Ermine", the shortest blazon in existence.
A field of ermines is sable with argent spots. A field of erminois is Or with sable spots. A field of pean, finally, is sable with Or spots.
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