Vermicular

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Vermicular work}. See under {Vermiculated}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vermicular
       adj : decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or
             vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermiculate}, {vermiculated}]