wormfowlt (wermfoul)

pl. [ worms. "I for werm - foul ," seyde the lewd kokkow. Chaucer , Parliament of Fowls, L. 505. worm-gear (wérm'ger), n . In mach ., a gearwheel of which the teeth are so formed that they are acted on and the wheel is made to revolve by a worm or shaft on which a spiral is turned -that is, by an endle screw. See cuts under Hindley's screw (at screw ), steam - engine , and odometer . 9. Naut., to wind rope-yarns, spun yarn, or similar material spirally round (a rope) so as to fill the spaces between the strands and render the surface smooth for parceling and serving. See cuts under parceling and serving - mal- worm-gra (werm'grås), n. 1. Same as pink let. wormal (wor'mal), n. Same as warble3 . a am a. Silk cloth is made from the cocoons of the mugá worm. Encyc. Brit., XIV. 225. Palm worm, the larva of one of the palm weevils, Rhyn chophorus ( Calandra ) palmarum, and doubtle of any similar species, as R. (C.) cruentatus, found in the heart of the cabbage-palm. It is a large white worm, often eaten in South America, the West Indies, and elsewhere, known as the gru - gru, and by the French name ver palmiste. It is said almonds. - Parenchymatous worms, the cast; a scolite or helm in tho lite. worm-cast (wėrm'kast), n. 1. The cylindrical casting of a worm; the slender tubular ma of earth voided by the common earthworm after digestion. The worm - casts which so much annoy the gardener by deforming his smooth shaven lawns. E. P. Wright , Animal Life, p. 575. 2. The fo il cast, mold, or track of a worm or some vermiform creature; a helminthite or helm in tho lite; a worm-burrow. worm-cod (werm'kod), n. See cod2 . IMG:content-2572.png:[blocks in formation] made by a worm, as in timber, fruit, etc. To fill with worm - holes stately monuments. Shak ., Lucrece, L. 946. worm-holed (werm'hold), a. Perforated with worm-holes. Like sound timber wormholed and made shaky. Lowell, Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 212 Wormian (wor'mi-an), a . Of or pertaining to Olaus Worm, a Danish physician and scientist (1588-1654). - Wormian bones. See bonel . See cut under Filaria. - Ringed, star-mouthed, tailed, vesicular worms. See the adjectives. White-rag worm. Same as lurg. - Worm gearing. Same as worm gear.