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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /vɛə/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /vɛɹ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /veə/
• 韻: -ɛə(ɹ)

名詞

vair (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 vairs)

1. (archaic) A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
   • 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 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 かつ white).

関連する語

• countervair
• vairy
• varriated

参考

• ermine
• fur
• potent

アナグラム

• Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vari, vira