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vermiculated |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vermiculate \Ver*mic"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vermiculated}; p. pr & vb n. {Vermiculating}.] [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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vermiculated \Ver*mic"u*la`ted\, a. Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions; vermiculate. {Vermiculated work}, or {Vermicular work} (Arch.), rustic work so wrought as to have the appearance of convoluted worms, or of having been eaten into by or covered with tracks of worms. --Gwilt. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vermiculated adj : decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermicular}, {vermiculate}]
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