vermiculate

/vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/

UK: /vɜː-/

VɚMꞮK · jəleɪt (2 syllables)

English Verb

Definition

To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).