vair
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)
- A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
- 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 323:
- Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.
- (heraldry) 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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Catalan[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vair (feminine vaira, masculine plural vairs, feminine plural vaires)
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
vair m (plural vairs)
- (historical) vair (black-and-white variegated squirrel fur)
- (heraldry) vair
Further reading[edit]
- “vair” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
vair n (uncountable)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ/
Audio (file) - Homophones: vaire, vaires, vairs, ver, vers, vert, verts, verre, verres
- Rhymes: -ɛʁ
Noun[edit]
vair m (plural vairs)
Further reading[edit]
- “vair”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Gallo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, cognate with French voir.
Verb[edit]
vair
- To see
- Disez-mai don, v'ez-ti pas veü un jiene là tout à l'oure ?
- Please tell me, have you seen a young man there few minutes ago ?
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
vair
- Alternative form of veir
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.
Adjective[edit]
vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)
- changeable; that may change
- multi-colored; polychromatic
- shining; brilliant
Declension[edit]
Noun[edit]
vair oblique singular, m (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)
- vair (fur of a squirrel)
Descendants[edit]
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- vesair (Rumantsch Grischun)
- veser (Sursilvan)
- vaser (Sutsilvan)
- veir (Surmiran)
- vzair (Puter)
- verer (Vallader)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin videō, vidēre.
Verb[edit]
vair
- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- ca:Heraldry
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- rm:Vision