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One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It's a hard-to-describe regular pattern of blue (''[[azure]]'') and white (''[[argent]]''). The pattern is supposed to resemble squirrel pelts sewn together in alternating colors. |
One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It's a hard-to-describe regular pattern of blue (''[[azure]]'') and white (''[[argent]]''). The pattern is supposed to resemble [[squirrel]] pelts sewn together in alternating colors. |
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[[image:vair.png|Vair pattern (British type; French would have the top row white)]] |
[[image:vair.png|Vair pattern (British type; French would have the top row white)]] |
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Revision as of 23:05, 2 February 2006
One of the furs used as a tincture (colour) in heraldry. It's a hard-to-describe regular pattern of blue (azure) and white (argent). The pattern is supposed to resemble squirrel pelts sewn together in alternating colors.
External link - more than you ever wanted to know about vair: http://www.geocities.com/armoria/ABC/vairE.html
