vermiculationn.

Brit.

/vəːˌmɪkjᵿˈleɪʃn/,

/vəˌmɪkjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S.

/vərˌmɪkjəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin vermiculātiōn-, vermiculātio (Pliny), noun of action < vermiculārī : see vermiculate v.

1. The fact or condition of being infested with or eaten by worms; conversion into small worms.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [noun]

lousiness1530

fly-blowing1610

vermiculation1611

pulicosity1656

bugginess1736

mousiness1882

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Vermiculatione, a vermiculation, a breeding or crauling of vermine or grubs.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 236 Putrefaction and vermiculation and incineration, and dispersion in..the grave.

1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 70 This huge Olive, which flourishd so long,..fell, as they say, of vermiculation, being all worme-eaten within.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 933 A certain kinde of Flies which are begotten in the bark of the Elm,..and so perchance in other herbs and plants, without any preceding vermiculation, or being turned into little worms first.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Vermiculation, is an Infection of Plants by Worms.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Vermiculation,..the breeding of Worms in Trees, Herbs, or Fruits.

figurative.1907 Daily Chron. 3 Apr. 3/1 The decay and vermiculation of faith has already brought European theology to the verge of collapse.

†2.

a. Pathology. Vermicular or peristaltic movement of the intestines, etc.; peristalsis. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > motion of

vermiculation1652

wringing1718

peristalsis1847

antiperistalsis1859

1652 E. Sparke Scintillula Altaris (1663) 117 [There is] a vermiculation in his muscles. Convulsions seize on his whole body.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 44 This is the vermiculation of your pulse.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 31 My Heart moves..by the motion of Palpitation, my Blood by the motion of Circulation,..my Guts by the motion of Vermiculation.

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 192 Hypochondriac..Affections, such as..Vermiculations, Flushings.

†b. (See quot. 1706) Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Vermiculation,..the griping of the Guts, a Disease.

a. With plural. A tortuous boring or marking made by, or resembling the track of, a worm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > thing having

windingc1050

tortuosity1646

vermiculation1670

worm1702

crinkum-crankum1766

wriggle1825

serpentine1885

1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxv. 123 The wood of the Enzina,..when old, is curiously chambletted, and embroidered with Natural vermiculations.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. ix. 119 The face of the boards is shown to be eaten into innumerable vermiculations.

1891 G. E. Shelley in P. L. Sclater & G. E. Shelley Catal. Birds Brit. Mus. XIX. 24 The under surface of the body pale sulphur-yellow, more or less mottled..with dull ashy vermiculations.

b. (See quot. 1828-32) rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Vermiculation, the act of forming so as to resemble the motion of a worm.

c. Without article. Vermicular marking or ornamentation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [noun] > wavy stripe

wave1662

vermiculation1866

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > curves or spirals

oundingc1390

bendc1535

wrall1540

tirl1597

scroll1611

gadroon1694

scroll-work1739

queen's pattern1769

rinceau1773

cartouchea1776

curlicue1844

wave1845

scrollage1847

ogee1851

rope border1855

gadrooning1856

rope-work1866

vermiculation1866

ringing1885

scrollery1892

twirligig1902

C-scroll1904

trumpet spiral1936

trumpet pattern1937

koru1938

1866 Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 5/3 This enigma of honeycombing and vermiculation.

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 21 (note) Cross-wise streaking is called barring, and always runs transverse to the axis of a bird; if the lines are straight, it is banding..; if very fine and irregular, it is vermiculation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vermiculation
释义	vermiculationn. Brit. /vəːˌmɪkjᵿˈleɪʃn/, /vəˌmɪkjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /vərˌmɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin vermiculātiōn-, vermiculātio (Pliny), noun of action < vermiculārī : see vermiculate v. 1. The fact or condition of being infested with or eaten by worms; conversion into small worms. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [noun] lousiness1530 fly-blowing1610 vermiculation1611 pulicosity1656 bugginess1736 mousiness1882 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Vermiculatione, a vermiculation, a breeding or crauling of vermine or grubs. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 236 Putrefaction and vermiculation and incineration, and dispersion in..the grave. 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 70 This huge Olive, which flourishd so long,..fell, as they say, of vermiculation, being all worme-eaten within. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 933 A certain kinde of Flies which are begotten in the bark of the Elm,..and so perchance in other herbs and plants, without any preceding vermiculation, or being turned into little worms first. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Vermiculation, is an Infection of Plants by Worms. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Vermiculation,..the breeding of Worms in Trees, Herbs, or Fruits. figurative.1907 Daily Chron. 3 Apr. 3/1 The decay and vermiculation of faith has already brought European theology to the verge of collapse. †2. a. Pathology. Vermicular or peristaltic movement of the intestines, etc.; peristalsis. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > motion of vermiculation1652 wringing1718 peristalsis1847 antiperistalsis1859 1652 E. Sparke Scintillula Altaris (1663) 117 [There is] a vermiculation in his muscles. Convulsions seize on his whole body. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 44 This is the vermiculation of your pulse. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 31 My Heart moves..by the motion of Palpitation, my Blood by the motion of Circulation,..my Guts by the motion of Vermiculation. 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 192 Hypochondriac..Affections, such as..Vermiculations, Flushings. †b. (See quot. 1706) Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Vermiculation,..the griping of the Guts, a Disease. 3. a. With plural. A tortuous boring or marking made by, or resembling the track of, a worm. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > thing having windingc1050 tortuosity1646 vermiculation1670 worm1702 crinkum-crankum1766 wriggle1825 serpentine1885 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxv. 123 The wood of the Enzina,..when old, is curiously chambletted, and embroidered with Natural vermiculations. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. ix. 119 The face of the boards is shown to be eaten into innumerable vermiculations. 1891 G. E. Shelley in P. L. Sclater & G. E. Shelley Catal. Birds Brit. Mus. XIX. 24 The under surface of the body pale sulphur-yellow, more or less mottled..with dull ashy vermiculations. b. (See quot. 1828-32) rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Vermiculation, the act of forming so as to resemble the motion of a worm. c. Without article. Vermicular marking or ornamentation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [noun] > wavy stripe wave1662 vermiculation1866 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > curves or spirals oundingc1390 bendc1535 wrall1540 tirl1597 scroll1611 gadroon1694 scroll-work1739 queen's pattern1769 rinceau1773 cartouchea1776 curlicue1844 wave1845 scrollage1847 ogee1851 rope border1855 gadrooning1856 rope-work1866 vermiculation1866 ringing1885 scrollery1892 twirligig1902 C-scroll1904 trumpet spiral1936 trumpet pattern1937 koru1938 1866 Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 5/3 This enigma of honeycombing and vermiculation. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 21 (note) Cross-wise streaking is called barring, and always runs transverse to the axis of a bird; if the lines are straight, it is banding..; if very fine and irregular, it is vermiculation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611
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