different between heraldic vs vair

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French héraldique, from Latin heraldus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æld?k

Adjective

heraldic (comparative more heraldic, superlative most heraldic)

1. Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.

   Synonym: heraldric

   Antonym: unheraldic

Derived terms

• unheraldic

Translations

Anagrams

• Heraclid

Romanian

Etymology

From French héraldique.

Adjective

heraldic m or n (feminine singular heraldic?, masculine plural heraldici, feminine and neuter plural heraldice)

1. heraldic

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)

1. (archaic) A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
   • 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 323:

     Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.

2. (heraldry) 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

See also

• ermine
• fur
• potent

Anagrams

• Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vari, vira

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vair n (uncountable)

1. (heraldry) vair (fur used in heraldry)

French

Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??/
• Homophones: vaire, vaires, vairs, ver, vers, vert, verts, verre, verres
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

1. (heraldry) vair

Further reading

• “vair” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ravi, riva, vira, vrai

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin vide?, vid?re, cognate with French voir.

Verb

vair

1. To see

   Disez-mai don, v'ez-ti pas veü un jiene là tout à l'oure ?

   Please tell me, have you seen a young man there few minutes ago ?

Middle English

Noun

vair

1. Alternative form of veir

Old French

Etymology

From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Adjective

vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)

1. changeable; that may change
2. multi-colored; polychromatic
3. shining; brilliant

Declension

Noun

vair m (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)

1. vair (fur of a squirrel)

Descendants

• ? Middle English: veir
  • English: vair
• French: vair
• ? Irish: véir

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) vesair
• (Sursilvan) veser
• (Sutsilvan) vaser
• (Surmiran) veir
• (Puter) vzair
• (Vallader) verer

Etymology

From Latin vide?, vid?re.

Verb

vair

1. (Puter) to look
2. (Puter) to see