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vermiculation

vermiculation

9.9
A carved pattern that looks like worm tracks on stone
  • noun
  • /ˌvɜːrmɪˈkjʊleɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: vermiculación
  • Restorers carefully cleaned the delicate vermiculation that decorated the marble columns.

Examples

  • The ancient stone façade is adorned with intricate vermiculation around the main doorway.

  • Can you see the vermiculation in this marble design?

  • Architectural historians marveled at the rare use of vermiculation in the building's cornices.

  • The ancient temple featured intricate vermiculation on its stone walls.

  • Architectural historians marveled at the rare use of vermiculation in the building's cornices.

  • Restorers carefully cleaned the delicate vermiculation that decorated the marble columns.

  • The ancient stone façade is adorned with intricate vermiculation around the main doorway.

How Ornate

elaboration
8 4.9
vermiculation
  • Specialized
9.9
decoration
8 1.0
plainness
1 3.5

Surface Forms

vermication singular
vermiculations plural

Morphology

vermiculation = vermiculate (transparent) = vermiculate + ation

Regular deverbal noun formation from the verb 'vermiculate' (to form wormlike markings), so the morphological step is predictable.

Etymology

Vermiculation comes from the Latin word vermis, which means 'worm'. It names a kind of decoration where carved or cut lines look like tiny worms running over the stone, so the origin explains the worm-like pattern the word describes.