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| varve [ vaarv ] (plural varves) |
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layer of sediment: a layer or series of layers of sediment deposited annually in a still body of water, e.g. by a glacier. Varves can be counted back to date a specific layer.
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| [Early 20th century. < Swedish varv "layer, turn"] |
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