
‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Ar. uaran, uaral; cf. F. varan, from the Arabic. ] (Zool.) A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. varius. Cf. Vair. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
So many and so various laws are given. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
A man so various, that he seemed to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The names of mixed modes . . . are very various. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
A happy rural seat of various view. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In various or different ways. [ 1913 Webster ]