Vair

[vєә]

解釋/意思:

(n.) The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue.

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解釋/意思:

n. (her.) a kind of fur the skin of the squirrel bluish-gray on the back and white on the belly represented by blue and white shields or bells in horizontal rows.—adjs. Vair Vairy (vā′ri) charged or variegated with vair.

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