vair

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Vair

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)

  1. 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.
  2. (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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Anagrams

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin varius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vair (feminine vaira, masculine plural vairs, feminine plural vaires)

  1. (archaic) varied
  2. variegated, multicolored

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Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

  1. (historical) vair (black-and-white variegated squirrel fur)
  2. (heraldry) vair

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

vair n (uncountable)

  1. (heraldry) vair (fur used in heraldry)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Pronunciation

Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

  1. (heraldry) vair

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Anagrams

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, cognate with French voir.

Verb

vair

  1. 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

Noun

vair

  1. Alternative form of veir

Old French

Etymology

From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Adjective

vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)

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

  1. vair (fur of a squirrel)

Descendants

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin videō, vidēre.

Verb

vair

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