- a variation of miniver.
minever
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Grouer, sb. a kind of fur, 3.51; OF. gros vair, opposed to menu vair, minever.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
The master had a cappa or cope, such as a Cambridge Vice-Chancellor wears on Degree Days, with a border and hood of minever, such as Oxford proctors still wear, and a biretta or square cap.
From Life in the Medieval University by Rait, Robert S.
Both wore long slate-colored robes, furred with minever, girded and closed, with caps of the same stuff and hue.
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
"Well, my worthy dealer in minever, what do you say now to the Lorraine jokes?" whispered Ruggiero.
From Catherine De Medici by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
It was impossible not to be struck by the effective appearance of Lady Monmouth as she received her guests in grand toilet preparatory to the ball; white satin and minever, a brilliant tiara.
From Coningsby by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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