countervair

Questions

What does countervair mean?

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.

Where does countervair come from?

From counter- + vair.

How to pronounce countervair

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