vermicuˈlose, a. rare.
[ad. late L. vermiculōs-us (Palladius), f. vermiculus vermicule. Cf. It. vermicoloso and next.]
† 1. Of the pulse: = vermicular a. 1 b. Obs.—1
| 1707 Floyer Physic. Pulse-Watch 124 The Pulse is languid, slow, vermiculose if without a Fever. |
2. Infested with worms; worm-like. rare—0.
| 1727 Bailey (vol. II), Vermiculose, full of worms. 1847 Webster, Vermiculose, 1. full of worms or grubs. 2. resembling worms. [Hence in later Dicts.] |
Hence vermicuˈlosity. rare—0.
| 1727 Bailey (vol. II), Vermiculosity, Abundance or Fulness of Worms. |