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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...
- Stephen James Bertram Vair (October 11, 1886 – July 27, 1959) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who pla**** in various professional and amateur...
- (purple); and the furs ermine, which represents the winter fur of a stoat, and vair, which represents the fur of a red squirrel. The use of other tinctures varies...
- 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...
- usually contain a variation of the following verses: Vair me oro van o Vair me oro van ee Vair me oru o ho Sad am I without thee When I'm lonely dear...
- Verdun (/vɜːrˈdʌn/ vur-DUN, UK also /ˈvɛərdʌn/ VAIR-dun, US also /vɛərˈdʌn/ vair-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse)...
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (Welsh: [ɬan.ˌvair.puɬˈɡwɨ̞n.ɡɨ̞ɬ]), often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a...
- 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...