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vair

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛə/
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/ˈvɛə/ · /ˈvɛɚ/ (US) · /ˈvɛɹ̩/ (US) · /veː/ · /ˈve̝ə/ · /ˈviə/ · /ˈveəɹ/ · /vɜː(ɹ)/

Definition of vair

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
    “Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
    “Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

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Etymology

From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”). Not related to Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).

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