countervair

 

From counter- +‎ vair.

countervair (uncountable)

1. (heraldry) 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.

• counter-vair

• recurvation, vant-courier