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单词 meandry
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meandryadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin maeandr- , maeander , -y suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin maeandr-, maeander meander n. + -y suffix1. Compare later meandrous adj.
Obsolete. rare.
= meandrous adj.
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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > having specific kind of course > full of bends
meandry1614
meandering1617
wriggling1640
wimpling1721
windabout1889
1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 14 The Trumpets (with their dreadfull notes Drawn through their hoarse Meandry throats..).
1619 A. Gorges tr. F. Bacon Wisedome Ancients v. 15 The Riuer Styx that with crooked and Meandry turnings incircleth the Palace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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