Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Vermiculate \Ver*mic"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Vermiculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vermiculating}.] [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}.]
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.
Vermiculate \Ver*mic"u*late\, a.
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 : WordNet®
vermiculate
adj 1: eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {worm-eaten}, {wormy}]
2: decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or
vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermicular}, {vermiculated}]
vermiculate
v : decorate with wavy or winding lines