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menyvere

menyvere is the obsolete form of miniver.

Meaning of miniver

Noun

miniver (countable and uncountable, plural minivers)

  1. A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
    • Thenne came forth a lykely knyghte and wel apparaylled in scarlet furred with myneuer / And anone as he sawe syr launcelot / he demed that he shold be oute of his wytte / And thenne he said with fayre speche good man leye doune that swerd / for as me semeth / thow haddest more nede of slepe and of...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “j”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XII

Questions about menyvere

What is menyvere the obsolete form of?
Menyvere is the obsolete form of miniver.

Words near menyvere in the dictionary

  1. menus
  2. Menver
  3. MEnvSci
  4. menyanthaceous
  5. Menyuan
  6. menyvere
  7. menz
  8. Menzel
  9. Menzel Bourguiba
  10. Menzels
  11. Menzer

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