vair

Meaning

Noun

• A type of fur from a squirrel with a black back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
• An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

Origin

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