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minivers

minivers is the plural 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 minivers

What is minivers the plural of?
Minivers is the plural of miniver.

Words near minivers in the dictionary

  1. minivanning
  2. minivans
  3. minivector
  4. minivectors
  5. miniver
  6. minivers
  7. miniversal
  8. miniversion
  9. miniversions
  10. minivesicle
  11. minivesicles

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