Miniver Definition

mĭnə-vər
noun
White fur used for trimming garments, esp. ceremonial robes, as of royalty.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Miniver

Noun

Singular:
miniver
Plural:
minivers

Origin of Miniver

  • Middle English meniver from Old French menu vair small vair menu small minuet vair vair vair

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Old French menu vair (“squirrel, squirrel fur"), from menu (“small") + vair (“a type of fur")

    From Wiktionary

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