{Vermiculated work}, or {Vermicular work} (Arch.), rustic work so wrought as to have the appearance of convoluted worms, or of having been eaten into by, or covered with tracks of, worms. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vermiculated work — ▪ architecture in masonry, the carving or finishing of building stones with irregular grooves intended to resemble worm tracks. Vermiculation is one form of surface rustication, the intention of which is to create a decorative contrast… … Universalium
vermiculated work — noun or vermicular work : stonework wrought to have the appearance of convoluted worms or of having been eaten into by or covered with tracks of worms … Useful english dictionary
Vermiculated — Ver*mic u*la ted, a. Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions; vermiculate. [1913 Webster] {Vermiculated work}, or {Vermicular work} (Arch.), rustic work so wrought as to have the appearance of convoluted worms, or of having been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vermicular work — Vermiculated Ver*mic u*la ted, a. Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions; vermiculate. [1913 Webster] {Vermiculated work}, or {Vermicular work} (Arch.), rustic work so wrought as to have the appearance of convoluted worms, or of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vermiculated — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vermicular work — noun see vermiculated work … Useful english dictionary
rustication — /rus ti kay sheuhn/, n. 1. Also called rustic work. Archit. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints. 2. the act of a… … Universalium
vermiculate — vermiculation, n. v. /veuhr mik yeuh layt /; adj. /veuhr mik yeuh lit, layt /, v., vermiculated, vermiculating, adj. v.t. 1. to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm. adj. Also, vermiculated /veuhr… … Universalium
Chasse (casket) — Limoges chasse, c. 1200, with the story of the Three Magi … Wikipedia
vermiculate — verb (t) /vɜˈmɪkjəleɪt/ (say ver mikyuhlayt) (vermiculated, vermiculating) 1. to work or ornament with winding or wavy outlines or markings, resembling the tracks of worms. –adjective /vɜˈmɪkjələt/ (say ver mikyuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) 2. worm …
