meniver

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A form of miniver — A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounmeniver (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of miniver.

    1858. Thomas Malory (15th century), La Mort D'Arthure: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table, page 28, Then came forth a likely knight, and well apparelled in scarlet, furred with meniver.

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    One day, as I sat in my shop, with two fur pelisses on me, one of sable and the other of meniver, for it was the season of winter and the time of the excessive cold[…]

    1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC, page 372

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Chicago

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