See Also: vare(medicine)
Peake, Mervyn(dictionary)

Peake, Mervyn (oh) and vare (medicine)


Peake, Mervyn (oh)



(1911-68) a British writer and illustrator (=someone who draws pictures for books) , whose novels Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone describe the strange imaginary world of Gormenghast castle

vare (medicine)


vare
<zoology> A weasel.

<zoology> Vare widgeon, a female or young male of the smew; a weasel duck; so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare, or weasel.

Source: Websters Dictionary