Vermiculated

3 definitions found

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

  Vermiculated \Ver*mic"u*la`ted\, a.
     Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions;
     vermiculate.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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