Variolous () Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.

Variorum () Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.

Various () Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.

Various () Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.

Various () Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.

Variously () In various or different ways.

Variscite () An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina.

Varisse () An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.

Varices () of Varix

Varix () A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.

Varix () One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.

Vark () The bush hog, or boshvark.

Varlet () A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman.

Varlet () Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet.

Varlet () In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack.

Varletry () The rabble; the crowd; the mob.

Varnish () A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture.

Varnish () That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.

Varnish () An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.

Varnished () of Varnish

Varnishing () of Varnish

Varnish () To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.

Varnish () To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt.

Varnisher () One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.

Varnisher () One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance.

Varnishing () The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.

Vartabed () A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses, with episcopal functions.

Varuna () The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under water.

Varvel () In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses.

Varveled () Having varvels, or rings.

Varied () of Vary

Varying () of Vary

Vary () To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.

Vary () To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.

Vary () To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.

Vary () To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.

Vary () To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.

Vary () To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.

Vary () To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.

Vary () To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.

Vary () To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.

Vary () Alteration; change.

Varying () a. & n. from Vary.

Vasa () of Vas

Vas () A vessel; a duct.

Vasa deferentia () of Vas

Vascular () Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap.

Vascular () Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc.

Vascular () Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.

Vascular () Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.

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