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serpentine

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[ sur-puhn-teen, -tahyn ]

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
  2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. shrewd, wily, or cunning.


noun

  1. a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match.
  2. a cannon having any of various bore sizes, used from the 15th to the 17th century.
  3. Skating. a school figure made by skating two figure eights that share one loop.

verb (used without object)

serpentined, serpentining.
  1. to make or follow a winding course:

    The stream serpentines through the valley.

serpentine

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[ sur-puhn-teen, -tahyn ]

noun

  1. a common mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 2 Mg 3 Si 2 O 2 , usually oily green and sometimes spotted, occurring in many varieties: used for architectural and decorative purposes.

serpentine

1

/ ˈɜːəˌٲɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a serpent
  2. twisting; winding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. maths a curve that is symmetric about the origin of and asymptotic to the x -axis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

serpentine

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/ ˈɜːəˌٲɪ /

noun

  1. a dark green or brown mineral with a greasy or silky lustre, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as an ornamental stone; and one variety (chrysotile) is known as asbestos. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 . Crystal structure: monoclinic
  2. any of a group of minerals having the general formula (Mg,Fe) 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

serpentine

/ ûə-ŧ′,-ī′ /

  1. 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) 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 .
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of serpentine1

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (adjective) from Old French serpentin, serpentine and Latin ԳīԳܲ “sԲ”; Serpens, -ine 1( def )

Origin of serpentine2

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English serpentin(e), from Old French serpentine and Medieval Latin ԳīԳܳ (neuter) and ԳīԲ (feminine), noun use of neuter of ԳīԳܲ serpentine 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of serpentine1

C14: from Late Latin ԳīԳܲ, from ŧԲ serpent

Origin of serpentine2

C15 serpentyn, from Medieval Latin ԳīԳܳ serpentine 1; referring to the snakelike patterns of these minerals
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But maybe I could do even better, if I learned how to be more serpentine, like my mom.

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Then they targeted urban radio with the slinky, serpentine grooves of Caught Up.

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Fuller’s signature creation might be the serpentine dance, which combined flowing choreography borrowed from “skirt dancing” with silks and lighting to create the impression of waves and whirling.

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