Definitions For Vair

Noun

VAIR. (countable and uncountable, plural VAIRs) (archaic) A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages. (tincture) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

Related terms

countervair vairy varriated

Translations

Catalan: vaire, m Czech: popelčina, f Dutch: vaar, m, vair, n Esperanto: vajro Finnish: oravannahka French: vair, m German: Feh, n Hungarian: evet Irish: véir, f Italian: vaio, m Japanese: ヴェア (vuea) Macedonian: верве́рица, f Norwegian: gråverk, gråskinn Portuguese: veiro, m Russian: бе́личий мех, m Spanish: vero, m Swedish: gråverk, alt=heraldiskt gråverk, n Ukrainian: ви́вірка, f

Etymology

From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of {{der, en, la, varius, , variegated}}.

See also

ermine fur potent

Anagrams

Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vari

Is Vair a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Vair is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

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