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ˈmɪn ə vərminiv·er
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Princeton's WordNet
minivernoun
trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur
Wiktionary
minivernoun
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
Etymology: from menu vair, from menu + vair
Wikipedia
Miniver
Miniver, an unspotted white fur edged with grey, derives from the winter coat of the red squirrel. Miniver differs from ermine (stoat) fur in that it does not include the distinctive black tails of the stoat but is formed of distinctive grey edged panels cut from the complete fur and framing the white belly. From a red squirrel, which has a greyish-white winter coat with a white underside, miniver gros, or vair, is the whole fur, including the grey, and miniver pure retains only the white part. The heraldic fur, vair, translates the grey into blue, and alternates back and belly.
Webster Dictionary
Minivernoun
a fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different animals
Etymology: [See Meniver.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Miniver
min′i-vėr, n. a mixed or variegated fur. [O. Fr. menu ver—menu, small—L. minutus, vair, fur—L. varius, changing, mottled.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of miniver in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of miniver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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