Definitions for miniver

miniver min·i·ver

Spelling: [min-uh-ver]
IPA: /ˈmɪn ə vər/

Miniver is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 105 anagrams from letters in miniver (eiimnrv).

Definitions for miniver

noun

  1. (in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings. Compare vair (def 1).
  2. any white fur, particularly that of the ermine, used especially on robes of state.

Origin of miniver

1250-1300; Middle English meniver Middle French menu vair small vair; see menu

Examples for miniver

"There's a deal of wisdom in those old sayings," quoth Mistress miniver.

The sleeves are of black velvet; the hoods are of miniver, and are passed on from Proctor to Proctor.

Ann Veronica sat with her chin on her hand, red-lit and saying little, and Miss miniver discoursed.

Miss miniver looked over her glasses at her friend almost balefully.

Ann Veronica came in with a certain disregard of Miss miniver.

Mrs. miniver played with a well-sized bunch of keys that hung from her girdle.

A rich cloak of fur turned up with miniver drooped from his shoulders.

Miss miniver followed with an expression of perplexity, her mouth shaped to futile expositions.

"Thousands of women have married merely for freedom," said Miss miniver.

Miss miniver learned of her flight and got her address from the Widgetts.

Word Value for miniver
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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