VERMICULATE


Meaning of VERMICULATE in English

— vermiculation , n.

v. /veuhr mik"yeuh layt'/ ; adj. /veuhr mik"yeuh lit, -layt'/ , v. , vermiculated, vermiculating , adj.

v.t.

1. to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.

adj. Also, vermiculated /veuhr mik"yeuh lay'tid/ .

2. worm-eaten, or appearing as if worm-eaten.

3. vermicular.

4. sinuous; tortuous; intricate: vermiculate thought processes.

[ 1595-1605; vermiculatus (ptp. of vermiculari to be worm-eaten). See VERMICULE, -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .