miniver
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
countable, uncountable
Thenne came forth a lykely knyghte and wel apparaylled in scarlet furred with myneuer / And anone as he sawe syr launcelot / he demed that he shold be oute of his wytte / And thenne he said with fayre speche good man leye doune that swerd / for as me semeth / thow haddest more nede of slepe and of warme clothes / than to welde that swerd / As for that said syr Launcelot come not to nyȝ for and thow doo wete thou wel I will slee the
Where it comes from
From Old French menu vair (“squirrel, squirrel fur”), from menu (“small”) + vair (“a type of fur”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry miniver (CC BY-SA 4.0).