Ko*lin"sky (?), 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.