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Minever

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min⋅e⋅ver

[min-uh-ver]
–noun
miniver.

min⋅i⋅ver

[min-uh-ver]
–noun
1. (in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings. Compare vair (def. 1).
2. any white fur, particularly that of the ermine, used esp. on robes of state.
Also, minever.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME meniver < MF menu vair small vair; see menu

Minever

Min"e*ver\, n. Same as Miniver.
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