anguiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈaŋɡwᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈæŋɡwəˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin anguiformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin anguiformis (1638 or earlier) < classical Latin anguis snake (see anguine adj.) + -formis -form comb. form².Compare French anguiforme (1750 or earlier).

Having the shape or form of a snake or serpent; resembling (that of) a snake; snakelike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 130 The anguiform motion suspected by Newton.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvi. 68 The anguiform Chilognathans represent the living and moving Serpent.

1954 Classical Rev. 4 139 The ritual of the Arrhephoroi was the conveying of her anguiform child from the Acropolis.

2011 C. E. Barrett Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos iv. 222 Many publications of images of anguiform gods from Greco-Roman Egypt simply fit them all under the heading ‘Agathos Daimon’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anguiform
释义	anguiformadj. Brit. /ˈaŋɡwᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈæŋɡwəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin anguiformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin anguiformis (1638 or earlier) < classical Latin anguis snake (see anguine adj.) + -formis -form comb. form².Compare French anguiforme (1750 or earlier). Having the shape or form of a snake or serpent; resembling (that of) a snake; snakelike. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 130 The anguiform motion suspected by Newton. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvi. 68 The anguiform Chilognathans represent the living and moving Serpent. 1954 Classical Rev. 4 139 The ritual of the Arrhephoroi was the conveying of her anguiform child from the Acropolis. 2011 C. E. Barrett Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos iv. 222 Many publications of images of anguiform gods from Greco-Roman Egypt simply fit them all under the heading ‘Agathos Daimon’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1800
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