Vare widgeon (Zoöl.), a female or young male of the smew; a weasel
duck; — so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare,
or weasel. [Prov. Eng.]
Var"ec (?), n. [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See Wrack seaweed,
wreck.] The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the
manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
||Va"ri (?), n. [Cf. F. vari.] (Zoöl.) The ringtailed lemur (Lemur
||catta) of Madagascar. Its long tail is annulated with black and white.
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Va`ri*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. variabilité.]