Vermiculate
Pronunciation : Ver*mic"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. vermiculatus inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, p. p. of vermiculari to be full of worms, vermiculus a little worm. See Vermicular.]
Definition : Defn: To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of worms.
t. [imp. & p. p. Vermiculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vermiculating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ver*mic"u*late
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations; marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy impressed lines like worm tracks; as, a vermiculate nut.
2. Crawling or creeping like a worm; hence, insinuating; sophistical. "Vermiculate questions." Bacon. "Vermiculate logic." R. Choate.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913