countervair

Noun

 * 1)  A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.

Alternative forms

 * counter-vair

Translations

 * Catalan: contravaire
 * Italian:
 * Swedish: motsatt gråverk, kontragråverk