Vair

 vair

Pronunciation: ⁄vɛː⁄

noun

[mass noun]

·              1fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments.

·              2 Heraldry fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture.