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vair

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɛə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vâr)

vair (vâr),USA pronunciation

Clothinga fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Cf. miniver (def. 1).
Heraldrya fur represented by a pattern of escutcheon- or bell-shaped figures, each outlining the adjacent sides of those beside it so that the figures alternate vertically and horizontally both in position and in tinctures, of which argent and azure are common.

Latin varium something particolored; see various
Old French
Middle English 1250–1300

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vair /vɛə/ n

a fur, probably Russian squirrel, used to trim robes in the Middle Ages
one of the two principal furs used on heraldic shields, conventionally represented by white and blue skins in alternate lines

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French: of more than one colour, from Latin varius variegated, various

'vair' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ermine - fur - miniver

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