vairEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishvair /vɛː / ▸ noun [mass noun] 1 fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments. 2 Heraldry fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture. – ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius (see various).
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