Definition of vair in English:

vair

noun vɛːvɛr

mass noun

1Fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments.
Example sentencesExamples
- A thousand men dressed in vair followed Beduerus the butler, similarly attired, offering various drinks of every sort in goblets.
- On special feasts, the knights would bestow many robes of vair, for which reason courtiers and jugglers from Lombardy and all of Italy were drawn to Florence, where they were welcomed.
- One morning this maidservant, with a basket of cabbage greens, passed by Bito who, beforehand, had thought to dress in his finest robes of rich vair.
- All day long Cinderella wore rags and dragged her feet in clogs, but at night she whirled in fine vair shoes and glittering gowns.
- It was ordained that no ecclesiastic, but dignified clergymen, should wear vair, gray, or ermine.
2Heraldry
Fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture.
Example sentencesExamples
- The white and blue bell-shapes of vair usually form the equivalent of a chequerboard pattern.
- The height of a row of vair is not strictly specified, but is typically about one-fifth that of the shield.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius (see various).

Definition of vair in US English:

vair

nounvɛrver

1Fur, typically bluish-gray, obtained from a variety of squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments.
Example sentencesExamples
- On special feasts, the knights would bestow many robes of vair, for which reason courtiers and jugglers from Lombardy and all of Italy were drawn to Florence, where they were welcomed.
- It was ordained that no ecclesiastic, but dignified clergymen, should wear vair, gray, or ermine.
- All day long Cinderella wore rags and dragged her feet in clogs, but at night she whirled in fine vair shoes and glittering gowns.
- A thousand men dressed in vair followed Beduerus the butler, similarly attired, offering various drinks of every sort in goblets.
- One morning this maidservant, with a basket of cabbage greens, passed by Bito who, beforehand, had thought to dress in his finest robes of rich vair.
2Heraldry
Fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture.
Example sentencesExamples
- The height of a row of vair is not strictly specified, but is typically about one-fifth that of the shield.
- The white and blue bell-shapes of vair usually form the equivalent of a chequerboard pattern.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius (see various).

单词	vair
释义	Definition of vair in English: vair noun vɛːvɛr mass noun 1Fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments. Example sentencesExamples A thousand men dressed in vair followed Beduerus the butler, similarly attired, offering various drinks of every sort in goblets. On special feasts, the knights would bestow many robes of vair, for which reason courtiers and jugglers from Lombardy and all of Italy were drawn to Florence, where they were welcomed. One morning this maidservant, with a basket of cabbage greens, passed by Bito who, beforehand, had thought to dress in his finest robes of rich vair. All day long Cinderella wore rags and dragged her feet in clogs, but at night she whirled in fine vair shoes and glittering gowns. It was ordained that no ecclesiastic, but dignified clergymen, should wear vair, gray, or ermine. 2Heraldry Fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture. Example sentencesExamples The white and blue bell-shapes of vair usually form the equivalent of a chequerboard pattern. The height of a row of vair is not strictly specified, but is typically about one-fifth that of the shield. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius (see various). Definition of vair in US English: vair nounvɛrver 1Fur, typically bluish-gray, obtained from a variety of squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments. Example sentencesExamples On special feasts, the knights would bestow many robes of vair, for which reason courtiers and jugglers from Lombardy and all of Italy were drawn to Florence, where they were welcomed. It was ordained that no ecclesiastic, but dignified clergymen, should wear vair, gray, or ermine. All day long Cinderella wore rags and dragged her feet in clogs, but at night she whirled in fine vair shoes and glittering gowns. A thousand men dressed in vair followed Beduerus the butler, similarly attired, offering various drinks of every sort in goblets. One morning this maidservant, with a basket of cabbage greens, passed by Bito who, beforehand, had thought to dress in his finest robes of rich vair. 2Heraldry Fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture. Example sentencesExamples The height of a row of vair is not strictly specified, but is typically about one-fifth that of the shield. The white and blue bell-shapes of vair usually form the equivalent of a chequerboard pattern. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius (see various).
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