English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Variform (a.)

Having different shapes or forms.

Variformed (a.)

Formed with different shapes; having various forms; variform.

Varify (v. t.)

To make different; to vary; to variegate.

Variola (n.)

The smallpox.

Variolar (a.)

Variolous.

Variolation (n.)

Inoculation with smallpox.

Variolic (a.)

Variolous.

Variolite (n.)

A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.

Variolitic (a.)

Thickly marked with small, round specks; spotted.

Variolitic (a.)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, variolite.

Varioloid (a.)

Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.

Varioloid (a.)

The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.

Variolous (a.)

Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.

Variorum (a.)

Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.

Various (a.)

Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.

Various (a.)

Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.

Various (a.)

Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.

Variously (adv.)

In various or different ways.

Variscite (n.)

An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina.

Varisse (n.)

An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.