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vair

/ˈvɛə/ UK
/ˈvɛɚ/ US
/ˈvɛɹ̩/ US
/veː/ Australia
/ˈve̝ə/ New Zealand
/ˈviə/ New Zealand
/ˈveəɹ/ Scotland
/vɜː(ɹ)/

Sounds like veer (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

Not related to Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).

noun vairs

countable, uncountable A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages. Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.
countable, uncountable An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

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noun heraldic fur

Español	vero
日本語	ヴェア vuea
Português	veiro
Français	vair
Deutsch	Feh
Italiano	vaio
Русский	бе́личий мех béličij mex

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@misc{vair_2026,
  title = {vair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}