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Webster's 1828 DictionaryVERMICULA'TION, n. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun see vermiculate Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. 1 the state or process of being eaten or infested by or converted into worms. 2 a vermicular marking. 3 a wormeaten state. Etymology: L vermiculatio (as VERMICULATE) Webster's 1913 DictionaryVermiculation Ver*mic`u*la"tion, n. [L. vermiculatio a being worm-eaten.] 1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines. 2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm. 3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds. |