- Vair - Wikipedia
Vair is a fur tincture in heraldry, describing a two-color pattern covering the field or a division of the field in a manner considered similar to red squirrel furs, formerly much used in noble and royal mantles
- VAIR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of VAIR is the bluish-gray and white fur of a squirrel prized for ornamental use in medieval times
- VAIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
2 meanings: 1 a fur, probably Russian squirrel, used to trim robes in the Middle Ages 2 one of the two principal furs used on Click for more definitions
- VAIR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Vair definition: 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
- vair - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”)
- vair, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
vair, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
- What does vair mean? - Definitions. net
Vair is the heraldic representation of patches of squirrel fur in an alternating pattern of blue and white As a tincture, vair is considered a fur and is therefore exempted from the Rule of tincture
- vair - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online
Noun (2): A heraldic representation of a fur resembling vair, consisting of blue and white bell or kidney-shaped figures arranged alternately Sample Sentence: The coat of arms displayed vair as a symbol of nobility and prestige
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