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adjective
2.
having a winding course, as a road; sinuous.
3.
shrewd, wily, or cunning.
noun
4.
a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match.
5.
a cannon having any of various bore sizes, used from the 15th to the 17th century.
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Skating. a school figure made by skating two figure eights that share one loop.
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Serpentined
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
7.
to make or follow a winding course: The stream serpentines through the valley.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin serpentīnus snakelike, equivalent to serpent- serpent + -īnus ine1
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin serpentīnus snakelike, equivalent to serpent- serpent + -īnus ine1
Synonyms
2. twisting, snaking, tortuous.
2. twisting, snaking, tortuous.
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Word Origin & History
serpentine
c.1400, "plant reputed to contain antivenom," from O.Fr. serpentin (fem. serpentine), from L.L. serpentius "of a serpent," from L. serpentem (nom. serpens) "snake" (see serpent). As the name of a greenish mineral, attested from early 15c. The adj. meaning "twisting, winding"
EXPANDfirst recorded 1610s (an earlier adj. meaning "having the evil qualities of a serpent" is recorded from late 14c.). The winding lake of that name in Hyde Park, London, was constructed in 1730.
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Science Dictionary
serpentine  (sûr'pən-tēn', -tīn') Pronunciation Key
Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or yellowish monoclinic minerals, occurring in igneous or metamorphic rocks. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos. Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. |
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