Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Vermicular"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vermicular \Ver*mic"u*lar\, a. [L. vermiculus a little worm,
dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See
{Vermicelli}.]
Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;
shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or
track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion
of the intestines. See {Peristaltic}. ``A twisted form
vermicular.'' --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vermicular
adj : decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or
vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermiculate}, {vermiculated}]
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