vair
/veə(r)/noun
mass noun
1
- fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments（13和14世纪用作服装衬里或边饰的）灰白松鼠皮。
2
- Heraldry fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture【纹章】（由青色和白色盾形或钟形相间图案代表的）青白相间毛皮。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius （see VARIOUS）.