countervair

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countervair

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From counter- + vair.

noun counter-vair

uncountable A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.

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noun heraldic fur

Italiano	controvaio

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@misc{countervair_2026,
  title = {countervair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/countervair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}