Definition of Meandir
- Wikipedia
Me*an"der (?), n. [L. Maeander,
orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. &?;:
cf. F. 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.) Fretwork. See
Fret.
Me*an"der, v. t. To wind, turn, or
twist; to make flexuous.
Dryton.
Me*an"der, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Meandered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Meandering.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
MEANDER, n. To proceed sinuously and aimlessly. The word is the
ancient name of a river about one hundred and fifty miles south of
Troy, which turned and twisted in the effort to get out of hearing
when the Greeks and Trojans boasted of their prowess.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries.
- A tortuous or intricate movement.
- Fretwork. See Fret.
- To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous; to wander
The stream meandered through the valley.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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