vair
UK/ˈvɛə/US/ˈvɛɚ/
vair noun: a type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
Noun
vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)
- A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
- Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 323
- An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).
vair meaning in Urdu
vair in Urdu
- ایک طرح کی گلہری, جھالر
Forms of vair
| plural | vairs |
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Origin of vair
From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”). Not related to Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).
Words that rhyme with vair
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- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about vair
- What does vair mean?
- Vair means a type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
- What is vair in Urdu?
- Vair in Urdu is ایک طرح کی گلہری, جھالر. See Vair meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is vair?
- Vair is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vair?
- Vair is pronounced /ˈvɛə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of vair?
- The plural of vair is vairs.
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