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miniver

/ˈmɪnɪvə/ UK
/ˈmɪnɪvɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From Old French menu vair (“squirrel, squirrel fur”), from menu (“small”) + vair (“a type of fur”).

noun minivers · meniver · menyvere

countable, uncountable A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times. Thenne came forth a lykely knyghte and wel apparaylled in scarlet furred with myneuer / And anone as he sawe syr launcelot / he demed that he shold be oute of his wytte / And thenne he said with fayre speche good man leye doune that swerd / for as me semeth / thow haddest more nede of slepe and of w

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noun a light gray or white fur

Español	armiño
Français	menu-vair
Deutsch	Feh
Русский	мех горностая mex gornostaja

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@misc{miniver_2026,
  title = {miniver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miniver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}