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Webster 1913 Edition

Vermicular

Ver-mic′u-lar

,
Adj.
[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.
Vermicular work
.
See under
Vermiculated
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vermicular

VERMIC'ULAR

,
Adj.
[L. vermiculus, a little worm, from vermis, a worm.]
Pertaining to a worm; resembling a worm; particularly, resembling the motion of a worm; as the vermicular motion of the intestines, called also peristaltic.
Vermicular or vermiculated work, in sculpture, a sort of ornament consisting of frets or knobs, in Mosaic pavements, winding and representing the tracks of worms.

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