miniver

1. 1.

   trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur

   Broadertrimming

Other forms of miniver

plural

minivers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about miniver

What does miniver mean?

miniver means "trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur".

How many syllables are in miniver?

miniver has 3 syllables: mi-ni-ver. The stress falls on "mi".

Is miniver a common word?

miniver is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.