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Meander
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale. While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Sir R. Blackmore.
2. A tortuous or intricate movement.
3. Fretwork. See Fret.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. Coleridge.