vermiculate

vermiculate
v. /veuhr mik"yeuh layt'/; adj. /veuhr mik"yeuh lit, -layt'/, v., vermiculated, vermiculating, adj.
v.t.
1. to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
adj. Also, vermiculated /veuhr mik"yeuh lay'tid/.
2. worm-eaten, or appearing as if worm-eaten.
3. vermicular.
4. sinuous; tortuous; intricate: vermiculate thought processes.
[1595-1605; < L vermiculatus (ptp. of vermiculari to be worm-eaten). See VERMICULE, -ATE1]

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