Meander

n. [Lat. Mæander, Gr. Μαίανδρος, a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings; Fr. méandre, It. meandro.]

1Sense 1. A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; a labyrinth; a maze; perplexity; intricacy; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Hale.

While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Blackmore.

2Sense 2. An indirect course; an intricate or tortuous movement.

[imp. & p. p. MEANDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. MEANDERING.] To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.