v. & n.
v.intr. 1 wander at random. 2 (of a stream) wind about.
n. 1 (in pl.) a the sinuous windings of a river. b winding paths. 2 a circuitous journey. 3 an ornamental pattern of lines winding in and out; a fret.
[ L maeander f. Gk Maiandros, the name of a winding river in Phrygia ]