adjective
- decorated with wavy or winding lines resembling worms or worm tracks
- having a worm-like appearance or movement
Usage: architecture; decorative arts
verb
- to decorate with wavy or winding lines
- to move in a worm-like manner
Usage: technical
Usage: rare
Examples
- The vermiculate stonework on the palace facade created an intricate pattern.
- Ancient Roman buildings often featured vermiculate masonry.
- The artist chose to vermiculate the border with flowing, organic lines.
- The snake’s vermiculate movement through the grass was mesmerizing.
- Vermiculate decorations were popular in Renaissance architecture.
- The craftsman spent hours creating the vermiculate design on the column.
- The worm’s vermiculate path left traces in the soft soil.