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came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a murderer. Tyndale (Acts xxviii. 3, 4). 'T is slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. Shak. When Cerberus perceived us,…

Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber. Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut. Shak.

Shaped like a worm; as, a worm-shaped root.

Any species of Vermetus.

See Wormil.

Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber.

A burrow made by a worm.

Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist. Wormian bones, small irregular plates of bone often interposed in the sutures between the large cranial bones.

en infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble. [Written also wormal, wormul, and wornil.]

A little worm. O dusty wormling! dost thou strive and stand With heaven's high monarch Sylvester.

sia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines. Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant (Erysinum cheiranthoides) having small lanceolate leaves.

See Wornil.

tter or grievous; bitterness. Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood. Deut. xxix. 18. Roman wormwood (Bot.), an American weed (Ambrosia artemisiæfolia); hogweed. -- Tree wormwood (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems. -- Wormwood hare (Zoöl.), a…

Containing a worm; abounding with worms. "Wormy beds." Shak.

A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.

multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm.

A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.

A disease of hawks. See Filanders. Wright.

for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.

bless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder. Newts and blindworms do no wrong. Shak.