Serpentine Definition
sûrpən-tēn, -tīn
serpentines
adjective
Of or like a serpent.
Webster's New World
Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.
American Heritage
Subtly sly and tempting.
American Heritage
Relating to or derived from serpentine or soil containing serpentine.
American Heritage
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
Wiktionary
noun
serpentines
Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals, Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4 , used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and in architecture as a decorative stone.
American Heritage
Something that twists or coils like a snake, as a coil of thin paper thrown out to unwind as a streamer.
Webster's New World
A rock or mineral, as chrysotile, consisting chiefly of hydrous magnesium silicate and having a greenish, often mottled, coloring.
Webster's New World
Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
Wiktionary
An early form of cannon.
Wiktionary
verb
(archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
Wiktionary
pronoun
Other Word Forms of Serpentine
Noun
Singular:
serpentine
Plural:
serpentinesOrigin of Serpentine
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Middle English from Old French serpentin from Late Latin serpentīnus from Latin serpēns serpent- serpent serpent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin serpentÄ«nus, from serpÄ“ns (“serpent").
From Wiktionary
From resemblance to a serpent's skin.
From Wiktionary
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