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vermiculate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb vermiculate has 1 sense
- vermiculate(v = verb.creation) Array - decorate with wavy or winding lines; Array is one way to adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
Derived form noun vermiculation2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Adjective vermiculate has 2 senses
- vermiculate(s = adj.all) worm-eaten, wormy - infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms; Array
- vermiculate(s = adj.all) vermicular, vermiculated - decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"
CIDE DICTIONARY
vermiculate, v. t. [L. vermiculatus inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, p. p. of vermiculari to be full of worms, vermiculus a little worm. See Vermicular.].
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. [1913 Webster]
vermiculate, a.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Crawling or creeping like a worm; hence, insinuating; sophistical. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vermiculate, adj.
1 = VERMICULAR.
2 wormeaten.
1 = VERMICULAR.
2 wormeaten.
Etymology
L vermiculatus past part. of vermiculari be full of worms (as VERMICULAR)
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