Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ME-AN'DER
ME-AN'DER, n. [The name of a winding river in Phrygia.]
- A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Hale. While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Blackmore.
- A maze; a labyrinth; perplexity; as, the meanders of the law. Arbuthnot.
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