vermiculate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”)
Pronunciation
Verb
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Adjective
vermiculate (comparative more vermiculate, superlative most vermiculate)
- Like a worm; resembling a worm.
- Vermiculated.
Translations
Decorated with lines like worm tracks.
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Latin
Etymology
From vermiculor (“I am full of worms, wormy”), from vermiculus (“little worm, grub”), from vermis (“worm”).
Adverb
vermiculātē (not comparable)
- in a vermiculated manner
Related terms
References
- “vermiculate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vermiculate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.