vermiculatedadj.

Brit.

/vəːˈmɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/,

/vəˈmɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/vərˈmɪkjəˌleɪdᵻd/

Etymology: See vermiculate v. and -ed suffix¹.

a. Worm-eaten; covered or ornamented with markings resembling those made by the gnawing of worms.

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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worm-eaten

wormetec1000

worm-fret1430

wormyc1430

worm-eatena1475

worm-eat1597

vermiculated1623

wormed1846

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > curves or spirals

waved1547

water-waved1599

scrolled1603

undulate1658

undulated1664

vermiculated1707

gadrooned1726

scrolling1936

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Vermiculated, worme-eaten.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vermiculated, eaten with worms.

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 78 The pinnæ set in the middle are largest,..having on the backside several vermiculated, ferrugineous lines, in which is the seed.

1886 C. D. Warner Their Pilgrimage (1888) vi. 157 The worms worked underneath..until the bark came off and exposed the stems most beautifully vermiculated.

1914 H. L. Joly Catal. Behrens Coll. iv. 24 Bronze Koro, vermiculated design charged with dragons.

†b. Botany. Of plants or leaves: ? Presenting a worm-eaten appearance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > full of holes or slits

perforated1678

vermiculated1731

punched1793

pertused1800

pertuse1815

fenestrate1835

pertusate1879

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Santolina, vermiculata, Cretica, Tourn[efort]. Vermiculated Lavender Cotton of Candy.

1746 R. James in Moffett & Bennet's Health's Improvem. (new ed.) Introd. 17 Those Vegetables also which contain an aromatic alcaline Oil..[include] Savory. Acrid vermiculated Houseleek. Mustard.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Santolina The species..enumerated by Mr. Tournefort, are these. 1. The common santolina with cylindric vermiculated leaves... And 14. The Cretic santolina with vermiculated leaves.

c. Architecture. Of stone-work or other surfaces so carved or moulded as to present the appearance of worm-tracks.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > resembling tracks made by worms

vermiculated1788

wormy1823

1788 Encycl. Brit. II. 242/1 The rustics may either be plain, hatched, or vermiculated.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 482 In different parts of the Louvre, wormy or vermiculated rustics are to be found.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1926 The rocky surface,..the vermiculated, and the punctured, are among the kinds used by the Italians.

1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1173 The caps and key-stone are frequently of stone, the latter being ‘vermiculated’, as it is called, or indented with irregular hollows.

2. Of mosaic work: Wrought, ornamented, or inlaid so as to resemble the sinuous movements or tracks of worms.After Latin (opus) vermiculatum.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [adjective] > resembling tracks made by worms

vermiculated1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vermiculated,..embroidered, wrought with checquer work, or with small pieces of divers colours, representing sundry pictures, as we see in Tables and Counters.

1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 311 So livelily were their Countenances describ'd in this vermiculated work.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 850/2 For Walls and Vaults:—Fictile or vermiculated; pieces of opaque glass, in small cubes, arranged so as to form complicated pictures.

3. Ornamented with sinuous or wavy lines or markings of a specified colour.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having wavy markings

undated1783

undulated1785

vermiculated1872

the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > wavy or zig-zag

flecked1664

zigzagged1774

zigzag1785

vermiculated1872

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 124 Our species are..white more or less evidently vermiculated with black below.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vermiculated
释义	vermiculatedadj. Brit. /vəːˈmɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, /vəˈmɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /vərˈmɪkjəˌleɪdᵻd/ Etymology: See vermiculate v. and -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Worm-eaten; covered or ornamented with markings resembling those made by the gnawing of worms. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worm-eaten wormetec1000 worm-fret1430 wormyc1430 worm-eatena1475 worm-eat1597 vermiculated1623 wormed1846 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > curves or spirals waved1547 water-waved1599 scrolled1603 undulate1658 undulated1664 vermiculated1707 gadrooned1726 scrolling1936 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Vermiculated, worme-eaten. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vermiculated, eaten with worms. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 78 The pinnæ set in the middle are largest,..having on the backside several vermiculated, ferrugineous lines, in which is the seed. 1886 C. D. Warner Their Pilgrimage (1888) vi. 157 The worms worked underneath..until the bark came off and exposed the stems most beautifully vermiculated. 1914 H. L. Joly Catal. Behrens Coll. iv. 24 Bronze Koro, vermiculated design charged with dragons. †b. Botany. Of plants or leaves: ? Presenting a worm-eaten appearance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > full of holes or slits perforated1678 vermiculated1731 punched1793 pertused1800 pertuse1815 fenestrate1835 pertusate1879 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Santolina, vermiculata, Cretica, Tourn[efort]. Vermiculated Lavender Cotton of Candy. 1746 R. James in Moffett & Bennet's Health's Improvem. (new ed.) Introd. 17 Those Vegetables also which contain an aromatic alcaline Oil..[include] Savory. Acrid vermiculated Houseleek. Mustard. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Santolina The species..enumerated by Mr. Tournefort, are these. 1. The common santolina with cylindric vermiculated leaves... And 14. The Cretic santolina with vermiculated leaves. c. Architecture. Of stone-work or other surfaces so carved or moulded as to present the appearance of worm-tracks. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > resembling tracks made by worms vermiculated1788 wormy1823 1788 Encycl. Brit. II. 242/1 The rustics may either be plain, hatched, or vermiculated. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 482 In different parts of the Louvre, wormy or vermiculated rustics are to be found. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1926 The rocky surface,..the vermiculated, and the punctured, are among the kinds used by the Italians. 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1173 The caps and key-stone are frequently of stone, the latter being ‘vermiculated’, as it is called, or indented with irregular hollows. 2. Of mosaic work: Wrought, ornamented, or inlaid so as to resemble the sinuous movements or tracks of worms.After Latin (opus) vermiculatum. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [adjective] > resembling tracks made by worms vermiculated1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vermiculated,..embroidered, wrought with checquer work, or with small pieces of divers colours, representing sundry pictures, as we see in Tables and Counters. 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 311 So livelily were their Countenances describ'd in this vermiculated work. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 850/2 For Walls and Vaults:—Fictile or vermiculated; pieces of opaque glass, in small cubes, arranged so as to form complicated pictures. 3. Ornamented with sinuous or wavy lines or markings of a specified colour. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having wavy markings undated1783 undulated1785 vermiculated1872 the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > wavy or zig-zag flecked1664 zigzagged1774 zigzag1785 vermiculated1872 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 124 Our species are..white more or less evidently vermiculated with black below. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1623
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