countervair
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[edit]![Countervair.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Coa_Illustration_Tincture_Vairy_counter.svg/160px-Coa_Illustration_Tincture_Vairy_counter.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]countervair (uncountable)
- (heraldry) 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.
Alternative forms
[edit]Translations
[edit]heraldic fur
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