vair

n. வெண்மையும் வெண்ணீலமும் மிடைந்த அணில் மயிர்த்தோல், (கட்.) அணில் மென்மயிர்த் தோல் குறித்த வெண்மை வெண்ணீல மணிகஷீன் அல்லது கேடயங்கஷீன் மிடை வரிசை.

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Vair, n. Etym: [F. vair, from OF. vair, a., L. varius various, variegated. See Various, and cf. Menivel.] Defn: 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. Fairholt. No vair or ermine decked his garment. Sir W. Scott. Counter vair (Her.), a fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.

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