Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Meander \Me*an"der\, n. [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia,
   proverbial for its many windings, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]andre.]
   1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders
      of the veins and arteries. --Sir M. Hale.

            While lingering rivers in meanders glide. --Sir R.
                                                  Blackmore.

   2. A tortuous or intricate movement.

   3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See {Fret}.

Meander \Me*an"der\, v. t.
   To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.     --Dryton.

Meander \Me*an"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meandered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Meandering}.]
   To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

         Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood
         and dale the sacred river ran.           --Coleridge.

Source : WordNet®

meander
     n : a curve in a stream
     v : to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular
         course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path
         meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout
         wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {wind}, {thread},
          {wander}]