countervair

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noun

A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.

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Meanings

nouncountervair (uncountable)

alternative counter-vair

  1. uncountablegovernmentA heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.

Origin

From counter- + vair.

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Translations

Catalan contravaire
  • contravaireheraldic fur
Italian controvaio
  • controvaioheraldic fur
Swedish motsatt gråverk, kontragråverk
  • motsatt gråverkheraldic fur
  • kontragråverkheraldic fur

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overcurtainrecurvation
Cite this entry
APA

countervair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervair

MLA

“countervair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervair. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countervair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervair.

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