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countervair
countervair, n. (a.) Her. (ˌkaʊntəˈvɛə(r)) Also 8 contre-. [counter- 14: cf. F. contrevair.] A variety of vair (one of the ‘furs’), in which the bells or cups of the same tincture are placed base to base.1766 Porny Heraldry iii. (1777) 27 Counter-Vair or Contre-Vair, is when Bells or Cups of the sam...
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German heraldry
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Ermine is Hermelin, Ermines (or counter-ermine) is Gegenhermelin, Erminois is Goldhermelin, Pean is Gegengoldhermelin, Vair is Feh or Grauwerk, Countervair
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vaire
▪ I. vair, n. (vɛə(r)) Forms: 4 veir(e, veyr(e, 5 feyre; 4, 6–8 vaire, 4, 8– vair, Sc. wayre, 7 vayre, 9 dial. vare, fare, viare, etc. [a. OF. vair, veir (also nom. vairs):—L. varium, acc. sing. masc. of varius parti-coloured. Cf. med.L. varius, also vairus, vayrus, veyrus (from OF.), and vajus (fro...
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fur
▪ I. fur, n.1 (fɜː(r)) Forms: 4–7 furre, 7–9 furr, 8 fir, 6– fur. [f. fur v. The OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, is commonly given as the immediate source; but it does not appear to have had the sense of the Eng. n., though the derived vb. forrer (mod.F. fourrer), originally to encase, developed th...
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track
▪ I. track, n. (træk) Forms: 5–6 trak, 6 tracke, 6– track. [a. OF. trac (1440 in Hatz.-Darm.), traq, F. trac: ulterior derivation uncertain, but generally thought to be from Teutonic. Diez and Scheler would connect it with MLG. and Du. treck, trek draught, drawing, pull, line drawn, etc., f. trecken...
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