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meander
1[ mee-an-der ]
verb (used without object)
- to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course:
The stream meandered through the valley.
- to wander aimlessly; ramble:
The talk meandered on.
verb (used with object)
- Surveying. to define the margin of (a body of water) with a meander line.
noun
- Usually meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- a circuitous movement or journey.
- an intricate variety of fret or fretwork.
Meander
2[ mee-an-der ]
noun
- ancient name of the Menderes ( def 2 ).
Meander
1/ miːˈændə /
meander
2/ mɪˈændə /
verb
- to follow a winding course
- to wander without definite aim or direction
noun
- often plural a curve or bend, as in a river
- often plural a winding course or movement
- an ornamental pattern, esp as used in ancient Greek architecture
meander
/ mē-ăn′dər /
- A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
Derived Forms
- meˈanderingly, adverb
- meˈandering, adjective
- meˈandrous, adjective
- meˈanderer, noun
Other Words From
- me·an·der·er noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of meander1
Word History and Origins
Origin of meander1
Example Sentences
As announced in The New York Times, stores now track customers as they meander through the shop floor.
Solnit can take up a thought and follow its meander into as-yet unrevealed territory.
All of them meander through multiple surprises to satisfying and unexpected endings.
The English potter and ceramist Josiah Wedgwood loved the meander.
As it has come down to us “on the borders of pottery and textiles, the meander resembles a maze or labyrinth.”
But I must meander back to town, and let the boys know you're in possession, safe and sound.
On such it appears rather as a fragment of the more complicated meander patterns, from which it is derived.
Professor Goodyear gives the title of “Meander” to that form of Swastika which bends two or more times (fig. 11).
Three have the ends bent (at right angles) four times, making a meander form, while two make only one bend.
Even the square and meander Swastikas (figs. 10, 11) require a rule and angle to make them exact.
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