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1. (v.t.) vermiculate
to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
2. (adj.) vermiculate
worm-eaten.
3. vermiculate
sinuous; intricate.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L vermiculātus. See vermicular , -ate1)
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| Definition of 'vermiculate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy
infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
2. (verb) vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated
decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
"vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"
3. (verb) vermiculate
decorate with wavy or winding lines
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| Definition of 'vermiculate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) vermiculate
wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations; marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy impressed lines like worm tracks; as, a vermiculate nut
2. (adj) vermiculate
crawling or creeping like a worm; hence, insinuating; sophistical
3. (verb) vermiculate
to form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of worms
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