n. [ Sp. vara staff, wand, L. vara forked pole. ] A wand or staff of authority or justice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His hand a vare of justice did uphold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A weasel. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Vare widgeon (Zool.), 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]