Found 2 items, similar to serpentine.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: serpentine
serpentine
adj : resembling a serpent in form;
“a serpentine wall”;
“snaky
ridges in the sand” [syn:
snaky,
snakelike]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Serpentine
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.
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Thy shape
Like his, and color serpentine. --Milton.
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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.
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Note: Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration
of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.
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2. (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon.
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Serpentine
\Ser"pen*tine\, v. i.
To serpentize. [R.] --Lyttleton.
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