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minever

minever is the alternative 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

Forms of minever

pluralminevers

Questions about minever

What is minever the alternative form of?
Minever is the alternative form of miniver.

Words near minever in the dictionary

  1. mineswept
  2. Minett
  3. minette
  4. minettes
  5. Minety
  6. minever
  7. minevers
  8. Minevich
  9. minework
  10. mineworker
  11. mineworkers

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