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🦦 A mink 🧥 Mink fur
vison

vison

9.9
Soft expensive fur from the American mink used to make warm clothes
  • noun
  • /ˈvaɪsən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : piel de visón
  • The luxurious vison coat was a gift from her grandmother.

Examples

  • Many fashion designers prefer vison for its softness.

  • She inherited a beautiful vison stole from her grandmother.

  • The designer's new collection features a luxurious vison collar on several coats.

  • Many vintage shops sell clothing made with real vison from past decades.

  • The designer's new collection features a luxurious vison collar on several coats.

  • She inherited a beautiful vison stole from her grandmother.

  • Many vintage shops sell clothing made with real vison from past decades.

Synonyms

fur
vsvison
279 1.0

Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats

is a specific valuable pelt used mainly for high-end clothing and trims
mink
vsvison
14 4.6

Very soft expensive fur that people use to make coats and warm clothes

is the pelt from a particular small wild species and valued highly

Compounds

Mustela vison
  • Specialized
9.9

A small animal that lives near water with dark brown fur from North America

How Valuable

ermine
2 8.9
vison
  • Archaic
9.9
fur
279 1.0

Surface Forms

vison singular
visons plural

Etymology

The word vison comes from French and refers to the fur of the 'mink', a very soft and valuable material used for coats and trims. That's why vison can mean the animal's pelt or the fur used in fashion.