Definitions for: Vermicular


[adj] decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: fancy, vermiculate, vermiculated

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