Definition of Vair. Meaning of Vair. Synonyms of Vair

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Definition of Vair

Vair
Vair Vair, n. [F. vair, from OF. vair, a., L. varius various, variegated. See Various, and cf. Menivel.] The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue. --Fairholt. No vair or ermine decked his garment. --Sir W. Scott. Counter vair (Her.), a fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.

Meaning of Vair from wikipedia

- Look up vair in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vair (/vɛər/; from Latin varius "variegated"), originating as a processed form of squirrel fur, gave...
- Vair may refer to: Vair, a heraldic tincture Vair (river), a tributary of the Meuse in Lorraine, France Vair, Texas, a town in the United States Guillaume...
- the fur is termed gros vair or beffroi; if of six or more, it is menu-vair, or miniver. A common variation is counter-vair, in which alternating rows...
- ermine and vair. Ermine represents the fur of the stoat, a type of weasel, in its white winter coat, when it is called an ermine. Vair represents the...
- Guillaume du Vair (7 March 1556 – 3 August 1621) was a French bishop, author, lawyer, Magistrate of the Parliament and Keeper of the Seals of France under...
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (Welsh: [ɬan.ˌvair.puɬˈɡwɨ̞n.ɡɨ̞ɬ]), is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It is located...
- Mandres-sur-Vair (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃dʁ syʁ vɛʁ] , literally Mandres on Vair) is a commune in the Vosges département in Grand Est in northeastern...
- The Vair (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ]) is a 65.3-kilometre (40.6 mi) river in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It rises in Dombrot-le-Sec...
- Stephen James Bertram Vair (October 11, 1886 – July 27, 1959) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who pla**** in various professional and amateur...
- Dombrot-sur-Vair (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃bʁo syʁ vɛʁ] , literally Dombrot on Vair) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern...