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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 ...
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 ...
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
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A pattern of irregular wavy lines. 2 (lb en medicine dated) peristalsis.
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 ).
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.