Vermiculate

//vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
  2. 2
    decorate with wavy or winding lines wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a worm; resembling a worm.
  2. 2
    Vermiculated.
Adjective
  1. 1
    decorated with wormlike tracery or markings wordnet
  2. 2
    infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
serpentinevermicularvermiculatedvermiculatedworm eatenworm-eaten

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).

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