French call this FurContre-Potence, which, however, is ana-logically better applied to Counter-Po-tent, as given just aboAe. In EnglishHeraldry, Leigh and others have be-stowed on it the names, Vairy- Cuppe,Vairy-Tassy, and Meirre, all of themwords without any very appropriate sig-nificance. Leigh… … like Vair. As for Meirre, it seemsfairly amenable to Coates adverse criti-cism, in all probability never havingbeen known at all before the days ofLeigh, as it certainly has been but littlesince. It occurs to us, however, that, byholding the shield off some distance, soas to get the general effect…
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