#ermine fur IS white except for the tail tip. thus the black & white royal fur. it’s just a brunch of tails :(

[marnz]

ell: a former English unit of length (as for cloth) equal to 45 inches

miniver: a white fur worn originally by medieval nobles and used chiefly for robes of state; winter coat of the red squirrel. Differs from ermine (winter coat of the stoat, reserved for royalty) because it has no black tipped tail. Became a generic term for white fur

plaice: European flatfish; an especially large European flounder. Red spotted eating fish

spinel: also spinelle, a hard crystalline mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum that varies from colorless to ruby red to black and is used as a gem

assoil: archaic term that means the following: pardon, clear, absolve, acquit, expiate.