Meander

n.	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.	A tortuous or intricate movement.
	3.	(Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret.
v. t.	1.	To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
v. i.	1.	To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. [imp. & p. p. Meandered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering.] Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. - Coleridge.

Noun	1.	meander - a curve in a stream
Verb	1.	meander - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" Synonyms: thread, wind, wander, weave

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