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Vair Vair  Vεə]  N  Fur Russian Squirrel Trim

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[vεə] 

1) a fur, probably Russian squirrel, used to trim robes in the Middle Ages 
2) one of the two principal furs used on heraldic shields, conventionally represented by white and blue skins in alternate lines 
Compare: ermine 3) 

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