GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Meander (?), 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.
   
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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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   Meander, v. t. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
    Dryton.
   
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   Meander, 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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