[varve] n [Sw varv turn, layer; akin to ON hvarf ring, OE hweorfan to turn--more at wharf] (1912): a pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water -- varved adj
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Meaning of VARVE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012