English Dictionary: sinuous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sinuous \Sin"u*ous\, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface, a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See {Sinus}.] Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. -- {Sin"u*ous*ly}, adv. Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. --Milton. Gardens bright with sinuous rills. --Coleridge. |