| Term | Description |
| Vair | One of the furs of heraldry, composed of a number of pieces cut to resemble little shields, and arranged alternately argent and azure. When of different tinctures they must be specified; as, "vairy argent and vert." Other varieties of vair are: vair -en-point, where the point of one shield, or skin, is placed opposite to the base of the one below; counter-vair, where those of the same color are placed base to base and point to point. (Vair was originally drawn bell-shaped.) |
| Vaire, Vairy | Checkered or charged with vair |
| Varment | The escallop when represented without the ears |
| Varriated | A bearing cut in the form of vair; as, a bend varriated on the outsides. |
| Varries, Varrys | Separate pieces of vair, the form resembling a small shield or secutcheon |
| Varvelled | When the leather thongs which tie on the bells to the legs of hawks are borne flotant, with rings at the ends, the bearing is then termed jessed, belled and varvelled |
| Velloped | Having gills of a different tincture from that of the bird itself. Applied to a cock when so borne. [WATTLED.] |
| Verdoy | Applied to a bordure charged with leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.; as, a bordure verdoy of trefoils. |
| Vergette | A small pale: a pallet; also, a shield divided with pallets |
| Versant | Erected or elevated |
| Vert | The tincture green. In engraving it is represented by diagonal lines from dexter chief to sinister base. |
| Vertant | Formed like the letter S. [The same as FLECTED and REFLECTED.] |
| Vigilant | Applied to a cat when represented as on the lookout for prey |
| Voided | Having the inner part cut away, leaving a narrow border, with the tincture of the field showing in the vacant space: a bearing in outline only |
| Vol | A pair of wings; two wings conjoined and displayed in base. |
| Volant | Represented as flying, or having the wings spread as in flight. Applied to a bird; as, an eagle volant |
| Vorant | Devouring. Applied to an animal or bird depicted devouring another |
| Vulned | Wounded. Applied to an animal or bird depicted as wounded and bleeding; as, a leopard vulned |
| Vulning | Wounding; in the act of wounding. This term is applied more particularly to the pelican, which, when shown in profile, is generally represented as wounding her breast. [PELICAN IN HER PIETY.] |