MEANDER
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Me*an"der (?), n. [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. méandre.] 1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale.
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While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
Sir R. Blackmore.
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2. A tortuous or intricate movement.
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3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret.
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Me*an"der, v. t. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
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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.
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Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.
Coleridge.
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