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countervair, n. (a.) Her.|ˌkaʊntəˈvɛə(r)|
Also 8 contre-.
[counter- 14: cf. F. contrevair.]
A variety of vair (one of the ‘furs’), in which the bells or cups of the same tincture are placed base to base.
1766Porny Heraldry iii. (1777) 27 Counter-Vair or Contre-Vair, is when Bells or Cups of the same Tincture are placed Base against Base and Point against Point. 1864Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. iv. (ed. 3) 20. 1868 Cussans Her. iii. (1882) 54.
So counterˈvairy a. (in 8 contre-vary).
1731Bailey (vol. II, s.v. Vary), Contre-Vary. 1830Robson Brit. Herald III. Gloss., Countervairy or verry is considered a fur. |