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vermiculate

ver·mi·cu·late

UK/vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/ US/vəˈmɪk.jəl.eɪt/ uncommon
adjective (2) verb (1)

adjective

1.

eaten (or as if eaten) by worms

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2.

decorated with wormlike tracery or markings

  • “vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework”
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verb

1.

decorate with wavy or winding lines

Origin

Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).

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