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Webster 1913 Edition
Meander
Me-an′der
,Noun.
[L.
Maeander
, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. méandre
.] 1.
A winding, crooked, or involved course;
as, the
. meanders
of the veins and arteriesSir M. Hale.
While lingering rivers in
meanders
glide. Sir R. Blackmore.
2.
A tortuous or intricate movement.
Me-an′der
,Verb.
T.
To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
Dryton.
Me-an′der
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Meandered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Meandering
.] To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
Five miles
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.
meandering
with a mazy motionThrough wood and dale the sacred river ran.
Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Meander
MEAN'DER
,Noun.
1.
A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; as the meanders of the veins and arteries. While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
2.
A maze; a labyrinth; perplexity; as the meanders of the law.MEAN'DER
,Verb.
T.
MEAN'DER
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
meander
meander
English
Alternative forms
- mæander (archaic)
Noun
meander (plural meanders)
- A winding, crooked, or involved course.
- the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
- Sir R. Blackmore
- While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
- A tortuous or intricate movement.
- Fretwork.
- (mathematics) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
Derived terms
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Translations
winding, crooked or involved course
fretwork
Verb
meander (third-person singular simple present meanders, present participle meandering, simple past and past participle meandered)
- (intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
- The stream meandered through the valley.
- (transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryton to this entry?)
Translations
wind or turn
to wander idly
References
- The Chambers Dictionary (1998)