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varve

(värv)

noun

an annual layer of sedimentary material deposited in lakes and fiords by glacial meltwaters, consisting of two distinct bands of sediment deposited in summer and winter

Origin: Swed varv, a layer < varva, to turn, change < ON hverfa < IE base *kwerp-, to turn > carpus

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noun

A layer or series of layers of sediment deposited in a body of still water in one year.

Origin:

Origin: Swedish varv, layer

Origin: , from varva, to bend

Origin: , from Old Norse hverfa

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