vair
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /vɛə/, /vɛː/
Noun

vair

  1. (archaic) A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
    • 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 323:
      Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.
  2. (tincture) 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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