Worms

(vūrmz,) ananc.city of Central Germany, grand duchy of He e, on the Rhine, 25 m. S.E. ofMentz. Of the many diets which were held at this place, the most notable was that of 1521, at which Luther defended his position as a reformer before Charles V. Pop. 10,672. [s. 968] Worm -snake. (Zool.) See COLUBRIDE. Worm -snake. (Zool.) See COLUBRIDE. [s. 968] Worm / -wheel Worm / -wheel, (-hwel.) (Mach.) A toothed wheel adapted to receive the spiral parts of a screw. [s. 968]