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Pronunciation : Me*an"der
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. m?andre.]
Definition : 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. (Arch.)

Defn: Fretwork. See Fret.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Me*an"der
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Me*an"der
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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