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.),
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 ]