kolinsky
(kəˈlɪnskɪ)
Also kolinski.
[f. Russ. Kola, name of a port in north-west Russia.]
A name for the fur of a Mustela sibirica, the Japanese mink. Also attrib.
| 1851 Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. iii. 803 Skins and Furs... Kolinski. 1892 H. Poland Fur-Bearing Animals in Commerce p. li, Kolinski, undressed. 1919 Queen 5 July 21 (Advt.), Kolinsky coat in the fashionable Sable Colour. 1923 J. C. Sachs Furs & Fur Trade 62 The ‘sable’ brushes, which are in such request by artists, are generally made of kolinski tails. 1928 Strand Mag. Aug. 183/2 A Persian lamb coat with a collar of kolinsky. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 155 The Siberian China mink is known as Kolinsky. |