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vermiculate definition

ver·micu·late (vər mik′yə lāt′; for adj., usually, -lit)

transitive verb vermiculated -·lat′ed, vermiculating -·lat′·ing

to make vermicular; esp., to cover, as by inlaying, with vermicular markings or traceries

Etymology: < L vermiculatus, pp. of vermiculari, to be full of worms < vermiculus, dim. of vermis, a worm

adjective

vermicular
also vermiculated ver·mic′u·lat′ed (-lāt′id)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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