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counter-vair

counter-vair is the alternative spelling of countervair.

Meaning of countervair

Noun

countervair (uncountable)

  1. A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.

Questions about counter-vair

What is counter-vair the alternative spelling of?
Counter-vair is the alternative spelling of countervair.

Words near counter-vair in the dictionary

  1. counter-times
  2. counter-trial
  3. counter-trials
  4. counter-trippant
  5. counter-tripping
  6. counter-vair
  7. counter-vairy
  8. counterable
  9. counteraccusation
  10. counteraccusations
  11. counteraccuse

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