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.
Etymology: L maeander f. Gk Maiandros, the name of a winding river in Phrygia