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countervair

countervair noun: 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.

countervair: a heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding...
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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.

Forms of countervair

alternative formcounter-vair

Origin of countervair

From counter- + vair.

Questions about countervair

What does countervair mean?
Countervair means 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.
What part of speech is countervair?
Countervair is a noun.

Words near countervair in the dictionary

  1. countervailing
  2. countervailing duties
  3. countervailing duty
  4. countervailingly
  5. countervails
  6. countervair
  7. countervairy
  8. countervallation
  9. countervallations
  10. countervalue
  11. countervalued

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