What does "meander" mean?
Meander: A tortuous or intricate movement.
Additional senses
- 2.(Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret.
- 3.To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
- 4.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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