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A decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
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vermiculation
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Word definitions for vermiculation in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vermiculation \Ver*mic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. vermiculatio a being worm-eaten.] The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines. The act ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Latin vermiculationem (nominative vermiculatio ), noun of action from vermiculari , from vermiculus (see vermicular ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vermiculation is a surface pattern of dense but irregular lines, so called from the Latin vermiculus meaning "little worm", because the shapes resemble worms, worm-casts or worm tracks in mud or wet sand. The word may be used in a number of contexts, for ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A pattern of irregular wavy lines. 2 (lb en medicine dated) peristalsis.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: peristalsis ] [ant: anastalsis ] a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
Usage examples of vermiculation.
He did not bring those uncouth vermiculations to a stop until he was well back in the shelter of a rusty capstan, cut off from the light by a lifeboat swinging on its davits.
From a blue horizon, dulled and almost obliterated by long, jagged layers of steely clouds, came the ceaseless rush of deep-chested waves, as even, as fascinating as the vermiculations of a serpent.