I.v. dep. n. [vermiculus], to be full of worms, wormy, to be worm-eaten, of trees: “vermiculantur magis minusve quaedam arbores,” Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 220.—Hence, vermĭcŭlātus , a, um, P. a., in the form of worms: “gummi,” Plin. 13, 21, 20, § 66.—Esp., of mosaic work, inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, vermiculated: pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149: “crustae,” Plin. 35, 1, 1, § 2.—Of a quick movement of the finger, Mart. Cap. 7, § 729.— Adv.: vermĭcŭlātē , in a vermiculated manner: “tesserulas, ut ait Lucilius, struet, et vermiculate inter se lexeis committet,” Quint. 9, 4, 113.
vermĭcŭlor , ātus, 1,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
