Category:Meander

Me*an"der, n. Etym: [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. méandre.]

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.

meander Me*an"der, v. t.

Defn: To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.

meander Me*an"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering.]

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.