"annual deposit of silt in a lake bed," 1912, from Swedish varv "turn, layer," related to Old Norse hverfa, Old English hwerfan "to turn round" (see wharf).
varlet
varmint
varnish
varsity
varus
varve
varvel
vary
vas
vascular
vasculature
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