vermiculated adjective. [vǝ'mɪkjʊleɪtɪd] E17.
[formed as VERMICULATE: see -ED¹.]
1. Wormeaten; covered or ornamented with markings like those made by burrowing worms; covered with fine wavy lines. E17.
b. Architecture. Of rusticated masonry: carved or moulded with shallow wavy grooves to represent the tracks of worms. L18.

2. Of mosaic work: wrought, ornamented, or inlaid so as to resemble the sinuous movements or tracks of worms. M17.

3. Of a bird: marked with sinuous or wavy lines of a specified colour. L19.

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