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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Meander

/mē-ăn'-dẽr/ · Me·an·der · IPA /miˈæn.də(ɹ)/
01 n. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries.
  1. 1.
    A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries.
    “While lingering rivers in meanders glide.” — Sir R. Blackmore.
  2. 2.
    A tortuous or intricate movement.
  3. 3.
    Fretwork. See Fret.(Arch.) See: Fret
02 v. t. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
  1. 1.
    To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
03 v. i. To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering
  1. 1.
    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.