vāra, ae, f.
I A wooden horse or trestle for spreading nets upon; hence, prov.: sequitur varam vibia, one evil follows the other , Aus. Idyll. 12 praef. monos.—
II A forked pole for spreading nets upon, Luc. 4, 439; to support a bough, Col. 5, 9, 2.
VARA or VARAE, a town in Britannia Romana, between Conovium and Deva. ( Itin. Ant. p. 482.) Variousl...
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·noun A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches....
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