serpentine

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
2. Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
3. Having the form or shape of a snake.
4. Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
5. Pertaining to the serpentine subgroup of minerals.

1. Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
2. An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
3. A kind of firework.
4. A coiled distillation tube.
5. Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
6. In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.
7. Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.
8. An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

1. To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

1. A lake in Hyde Park, London.

1. A river in Alaska.
2. A river in Australia.
3. A river in Canada.
4. A minor river in Tasman district and the city of Nelson, New Zealand.
5. A town in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia.

Etymology

From Middle English serpentine, from Old French serpentin, from Latin serpentīnus, from serpēns (“serpent”), equivalent to serpent + -ine.