VAIR

Vair

Vair is the heraldic representation of patches of squirrel fur in an alternating pattern of blue and white. As a tincture, vair is considered a fur and is therefore exempted from the Rule of tincture . Variations of vair are laid out in different patterns, each with their own name. Vair may also be differently coloured, but this is blazoned as "Vairy of 1 and 2", where one tincture must be a metal and the other a colour.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Vair
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

vair

Noun

  1. A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
  2. An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white bell shapes.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: vair
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!