'Worm-eaten' definitions:
Definition of 'worm-eaten'
From: WordNet
adjective
Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms [syn: vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy]
Definition of 'Worm-eaten'
From: GCIDE
- Worm-eaten \Worm"-eat`en\, a.
- 1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber. [1913 Webster]
- Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] -- {Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John Smith. [1913 Webster]