vermicular

2 definitions found

vermicular - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

vermicular - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vermicular
      adj 1: decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular
             (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: vermicular,
             vermiculate, vermiculated]