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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vair (vâr),USA pronunciation n. - 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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 |