vair

English

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Vair

Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /vɛə/, /vɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Noun

vair (uncountable)

1. (archaic) A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
   • 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 323:

     Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.

2. (heraldry) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white bell shapes.

Related terms

• countervair
• vairy

Translations

heraldic fur

• Catalan: vaire (ca)
• Dutch: vaar (nl), vair (nl)
• Esperanto: vajro (eo)
• Finnish: oravannahka (fi)
• French: vair (fr)
• German: Feh (de)

• Hungarian: evet (hu)
• Italian: vaio (it)
• Macedonian: верверица (mk) (vervérica) f
• Spanish: vero (es)
• Swedish: heraldiskt gråverk (sv)

See also

• ermine
• fur
• potent

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French

Etymology

From Latin varius.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɛʁ/
• Homophones: vaire, vaires, vairs, ver, vers, vert, verts
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

1. (heraldry) vair

Anagrams

• ravi, riva, vira, vrai

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Old French

Adjective

vair m

1. changeable; that may change
2. multi-colored; polychromatic
3. shining; brilliant

Declension

  Declension of vair  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	vairs	vaire	vair
	Oblique	vair	vaire	vair
Plural	Subject	vair	vaires	vair
	Oblique	vairs	vaires	vair

Noun

vair m (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)

1. vair (fur of a squirrel)

Descendants

• English: vair (borrowed)
• French: vair

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) vesair
• (Sursilvan) veser
• (Sutsilvan) vaser
• (Surmiran) veir
• (Puter) vzair
• (Vallader) verer

Etymology

From Latin videō, videre.

Verb

vair

1. (Puter) to look
2. (Puter) to see