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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VAREC

n.The French name for kelp or incinerated sea weed; wrack.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VAREC

Var "ec, n. Etym: [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See Wrack seaweed, wreck. ]

Defn: The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.

New American Oxford Dictionary

varec

varec |ˈvarɛk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] seaweed, especially kelp. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French varec (h ), from Old Norse; related to wreck .

Oxford Dictionary

varec

varec |ˈvarɛk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] seaweed, especially kelp. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French varec (h ), from Old Norse; related to wreck .

French Dictionary

varech

varech n. m. nom masculin Algues marines vivant le long des côtes. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [varɛk ]; le mot rime avec bec Note Orthographique vare ch.