About The Word Vermicular
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Vermicular
Vermicular Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Vermicular?
[adj] decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vermicular: fancy | vermiculate | vermiculated Related Terms | Find terms related to Vermicular: See Also | Vermicular In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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