Category:Vermicelli

Ver`mi*cel"li, n. Etym: [it., pl. of vermicello, literally, a little Worm, dim. of verme a worm, l. vermis. See worm, and cf. Vermicule, Vermeil.]

Defn: the flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough, And forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender, Wormlike form, whence the italian name. When the paste is made in Larger tubes, it is called macaroni.