serpentine
31serpentine — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of or like a serpent. 2 coiling, tortuous, sinuous, meandering, writhing (the serpentine windings of the stream). 3 cunning, subtle, treacherous. n. 1 a soft rock mainly of hydrated magnesium silicate, usu. dark green and… …
32serpentine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French serpentin, from Late Latin serpentinus, from Latin serpent , serpens Date: 15th century 1. of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) 2. subtly wily or tempting 3. a. winding or… …
33SERPENTINE — adj. f. T. de Manége. Il se dit De la langue du cheval, lorsqu elle remue sans cesse au dehors ou au dedans de sa bouche, ce qui déplace ordinairement le vrai point d appui du mors. Ce cheval a la langue serpentine …
34SERPENTINE — n. f. Pierre fine tachetée comme la peau d’un serpent. Un vase, une tasse de serpentine. Il se dit aussi du Marbre serpentin. En termes de Botanique, il désigne une Plante exotique dont le bois, appelé Bois de serpent, était employé autrefois en… …
35Serpentine — Haarnadelkurve, Spitzkehre, Wegbiegung, Wegkehre, Wendung, Windung; (schweiz.): Rank; (südd.): Kehr. * * * Serpentine,die:1.〈inWindungenansteigenderWeg〉Zickzackweg–2.⇨Windung(1) SerpentineZickzackweg,Schlangenlinie,Kehre,Kehrschleife,Kehrwende …
36Serpentine — Ser·pen·ti̲·ne die; , n; 1 eine steile Straße oder ein steiler Weg mit vielen engen Kurven 2 eine enge Kurve in einer ↑Serpentine (1) ≈ Haarnadelkurve || K : Serpentinenstraße …
37serpentine — ser|pen|tine [ sɜrpən,tin, sɜrpən,taın ] adjective LITERARY full of bends and twists: serpentine country lanes …
38serpentine — adjective twisting or winding like a snake: the serpentine course of the river …
39serpentine — UK [ˈsɜː(r)pəntaɪn] / US [ˈsɜrpənˌtɪn] / US [ˈsɜrpənˌtaɪn] adjective literary full of bends and twists serpentine country lanes …
40serpentine — I ser•pen•tine [[t]ˈsɜr pənˌtin, ˌtaɪn[/t]] adj. 1) of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement 2) having a winding course, as a road; sinuous 3) shrewd, wily, or cunning 4) something with a sinuous, snakelike form or… …
