varoid

English

Etymology

From varus +‎ -oid.

Adjective

varoid (comparative more varoid, superlative most varoid)

1. Resembling the varus deformity.

Noun

varoid (plural varoids)

1. A varus deformity.
   • 1992, Tadashi Inumaru, Mitsukuni Yoshida, The Traditional Crafts of Japan: Wood and bamboo:

     In place of traditional methods in which materials such as gesso, yellow ocher, powdered earth, liquid glue, and Japan tallow were used to obtain a gloss, and transparent lacquer was rubbed into the wood to protect it, materials such as artificially produced varoids and lacquer came into widespread use.