miniver noun. ['mɪnɪvǝ] Also minever. L16.
[Anglo-Norman menuver from Old & mod. French menu vair, from menu little (see MENU) + VAIR.]
1. A kind of fur (now plain white) used as a lining and trimming in ceremonial dress. L16.

2. Orig., the animal from which this fur was (supposedly) obtained. Now only (dial.), a stoat or ermine in its white winter coat. M17.

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