vair
vair definition
vair (ver)
noun
- Archaic a fur, usually from a gray and white squirrel, used for trimming and lining clothes in the Middle Ages
- Heraldry the representation of a fur, indicated in engravings by rows of small bells, alternately upright and turned down
Etymology: ME < OFr, vair, orig., variegated < L varius: see various
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Browse dictionary definitions near vair
Share on Facebook