Vair - Wikipedia Vair ( vɛər ; from Latin varius "variegated"), originating as a processed form of squirrel fur, gave its name to a set of different patterns used in heraldry Heraldic vair represents a kind of fur common in the Middle Ages, made from pieces of the greyish-blue backs of squirrels sewn together with pieces of the animals' white underbellies
vair - Wiktionary, the free dictionary 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 Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair
VAIR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Vair definition: a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly See examples of VAIR used in a sentence
vair, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary What does the noun vair mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun vair See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence vair has developed meanings and uses in subjects including fur trade (Middle English) animals (Middle English) heraldry (mid 1500s)
What does vair mean? - Definitions. net Vair is the heraldic representation of patches of squirrel fur in an alternating pattern of blue and white As a tincture, vair is considered a fur and is therefore exempted from the Rule of tincture
Vair - Mistholme Vair is one of the principal furs in heraldry, consisting of a series of panes, alternately white and blue, completely tiling the field It was originally meant to represent squirrel-skins, sewn together with the back-fur and belly-fur alternating