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vair

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vair /vɛː/

▶noun

1 fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments.

2 Heraldry fur represented by interlocking rows of blue and white shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures.

– origin ME: via OFr. from L. varius (see various).

'vair' also found in these Oxford entries:

miniver - potent - vairy

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