— 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 ]