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Vair
In heraldry, vair is a "fur", a tincture which is simultaneously a two-coloured field treatment. It is found in a variety of colours, and appears in different arrangements, each with its own name.It goes back, as does ermine, to a fur highly prized by the potentates of the Middle Agessquirrel. The word vair is derived from the Middle English forms veir and vairé, meaning variegated fur (from the French vair, itself from the Latin varius, variegated).The squirrel in question was apparently blue-grey on the back and white underneath, and was much used for the lining of cloaks. It was sewn together in alternating cup-shaped pieces of back and stomach fur, resulting in a pattern of grey-blue and grey-white which, when simplified in heraldic drawing and painting, became blue and white in alternating pieces. The species involved has never been accurately identified.
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Vair
(n.)
The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue.
  

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#I_C{width:18px;vertical-align:baseline;} #C_C{width:2000px;}[vải] cloth; fabric; material Vải may quần áo  Dressmaking material/fabric  Vải may tấm phủ đồ đạc  Furnishings fabric/material Mua vải may màn To buy curtain material Họ đổi thú lấy vải They bartered animals for cloth Vải này dễ rách This cloth tears easily Vải này mặc bền không? Does this material stand hard/heavy wear?; Does this material wear well? litchi
Vai Thieu (Thieu litchi) is a bit bigger than a longan. Unlike the skin of Longan which is rather smooth, the skin of litchi is rough with some ripples. The skin is dark red. The pulp of a litchi is transparently white, but is thicker than a longan. Therefore, litchi pulp is juicier than a longan. Litchi seed is also smaller than Longan seed. Thieu litchis are grown in many big orchards in Hung Yen province.

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