Definitions for: Meander

[n] a curve in a stream
[v] to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

Webster (1913) Definition: Me*an"der, n. [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia,
proverbial for its many windings, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]andre.]
1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders
of the veins and arteries. --Sir M. Hale.

While lingering rivers in meanders glide. --Sir R.
Blackmore.

2. A tortuous or intricate movement.

3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret.

Me*an"der, v. t.
To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. --Dryton.

Me*an"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Meandering.]
To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood
and dale the sacred river ran. --Coleridge.

Synonyms: thread, wander, weave, wind

See Also: curve, curved shape, go, locomote, move, oxbow, snake, stream, travel, watercourse

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