Hypertext Webster Gateway: "serpentine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, v. i.
To serpentize. [R.] --Lyttleton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F.
serpentin.]
Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a
serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other,
like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous;
zigzag; as, serpentine braid.
Thy shape Like his, and color serpentine. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, n. [Cf. (for sense 1) F. serpentine,
(for sense 2) serpentin.]
1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous
silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green
color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance
resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble,
serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.
Note: Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration
of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.
2. (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
serpentine
adj : resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky
ridges in the sand" [syn: {snaky}, {snakelike}]
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