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vair

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vair  (vâr)
n.
1. A fur, probably squirrel, much used in medieval times to line and trim robes.
2. Heraldry A representation of fur.

[Middle English, from Old French, variegated, vair, from Latin varius, variegated.]

vair [vɛə]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (Historical Terms) a fur, probably Russian squirrel, used to trim robes in the Middle Ages
2. (History / Heraldry) one of the two principal furs used on heraldic shields, conventionally represented by white and blue skins in alternate lines Compare ermine [3]
[from Old French: of more than one colour, from Latin varius variegated, various]


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Look, there is no giant, nor knight, nor cats, nor arms, nor shields quartered or whole, nor vair azure or bedevilled.
It was so stormy dat I couldn't go den, so I start vair early dis mornin'.
No vair or ermine decked this garment; but in respect of his age, the Grand Master, as permitted by the rules, wore his doublet lined and trimmed with the softest lambskin, dressed with the wool outwards, which was the nearest approach he could regularly make to the use of fur, then the greatest luxury of dress.
 
 
 
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