Good Books

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.

Me*an"dri*an (?), a. [L.
Maeandrius: cf. F. méandrien.] Winding;
having many turns.

||Me`an*dri"na (?), n. [NL.: cf. F.
méandrine.] (Zoöl.) A genus of corals
with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain
corals.

{ Me*an"drous (?), Me*an"dry (?), }
a. Winding; flexuous.

Mean"ing (?), n. 1.
That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object;
as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.


Pages:
489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513