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vair
[ vair ]
noun
- a 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. Compare miniver ( def 1 ).
- Heraldry. a 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.
vair
/ vɛə /
noun
- 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 Compare ermine
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vair1
C13: from Old French: of more than one colour, from Latin varius variegated, various
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Example Sentences
“Ah, das is goot—vair goot,” said Meyer, opening his huge mouth very wide to let out a cloud of smoke and a quiet laugh.
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Napoleon 'e coaled op 'is laift vink, zey deploy in line, vair you see my shdeek—ha, ze shentelman is gone avay vonce more!
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His son reverted to the plain shield of vair, or, and gules.
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The connection with vair is much clearer in the latter than in the former.
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Whether the slipper were of verre or of vair is a matter of no moment.
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