Noah Webster
Meander
MEAN'DER, noun [the name of a winding river in Phrygia.]
1. A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; as the meanders of the veins and arteries.
While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
2. A maze; a labyrinth; perplexity; as the meanders of the law.
MEAN'DER, verb transitive To wind, turn or flow round; to make flexuous.
MEAN'DER, verb intransitive To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.