Vair (/ vɛər /; from Latin varius "variegated"), originating as a processed form of squirrel fur, gave its name to a set of different patterns used in heraldry. Heraldic vair represents a kind of fur common in the Middle Ages, made from pieces of the greyish-blue backs of squirrels sewn together with pieces of the animals' white underbellies.

2011年6月23日 · “Hazel has now finished my 12th C tunic and cloak. The cloak is lined with vair – which is the belly fur of squirrels. Manuscripts show several cloaks so lined.The tunic is full length is heavily. embroidered at the neck and has wide lined sleeves.” The skins were gotten from the House of de Clifford, professional furriers.

Vair. This bell-shaped pattern represents the fur of an animal like a weasel called a ver or a vair, from the Latin word varus, that had to be imported from Russia and was often used for lining the cloaks of rich nobles. Vair was a symbol of great wealth.

2010年2月26日 · In extremely rare cases, vair is fancifully made up of three or even four colours. Different arrangements of the pelts are called vair-en-point, vair in pale and counter-vair. When the pelts are stripped of their natural shape, and become essentially T-shaped, the patterns are called potent and counter-potent.

Vair A fur comprising blue and white shield-shaped pieces arranged alternately Vairy As Vair, but with different tinctures Vert Green Ordinaries, Sub Ordinaries and Diminutives Bar Diminutive of a fess, usually more than one is used Barry Divided bar-wise into an even number of divisions Bend An ordinary – a broad diagonal band issuing from ...

Like ermine, heraldic depictions of vair have variations of pattern and colour. When of any colours other than blue and white, vair is termed vaire´ of the appropriate colours. In extremely rare cases, vair is fancifully made up of three or even four colours. Different arrangements of the pelts are called vair-en-point, vair in pale and ...

Vair is one of the principal furs in heraldry, consisting of a series of panes, alternately white and blue, completely tiling the field. It was originally meant to represent squirrel-skins, sewn together with the back-fur and belly-fur alternating.

2025年3月6日 · It was a cloak of skins with the hair outwards, usually made of skins such as beaver or sheepskin, strong enough to keep out the worst weather. Pilches of sheepskin could be expected to last seven or eight years in monastic hands; poor people certainly made them last …

2023年8月6日 · vair是一种毛皮，常用于制作贵族服饰。 中文翻译：水貂皮，貂皮 读音：[v?r] 例句： 1. The princess’ cloak was made of vair, a luxurious fur. 公主的披风是由水貂皮制成的，非常豪华。 2. The king’s robes were trimmed with vair, displaying his wealth and status.

2021年5月14日 · Cloaks/Furs of Vair and Miniver Vair was a prized medieval fur, (second only to ermine), made from the winter fur of the northern red squirrel, native to Russia and the Baltics. In the winter, its fur changed from red to a variety of different values of dark grey with a bluish tinge, and white bellies.