Worm-eaten

2 definitions found

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

  Worm-eaten \Worm"-eat`en\, a.
     1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as,
        worm-eaten timber.
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              Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.


                                                    --Shak.
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     2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John
        Smith.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  worm-eaten
       adj : eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {vermiculate}, {wormy}]