varve noun. [vɑ:v] E20.
[Swedish = layer, turn.]
Physical Geography. A pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent the deposit of a single year (summer and winter) in still water at some time in the past (esp. in a lake formed by a retreating ice sheet).

■ varved adjective characterized by varves E20.

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