ser•pen•tine
Pronunciation: (sr'pun-t?n", -t?n"), [key] ? adj., n., v., -tined, -tin•ing.
?adj. - of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
- having a winding course, as a road; sinuous.
- shrewd, wily, or cunning.
?n. - a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match.
- a cannon having any of various bore sizes, used from the 15th to the 17th century.
- a school figure made by skating two figure eights that share one loop.
?v.i. - to make or follow a winding course: The stream serpentines through the valley.
ser•pen•tine
Pronunciation: (sr'pun-t?n", -t?n"), [key] ? n.
- a common mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, HMgSiO, usually oily green and sometimes spotted, occurring in many varieties: used for architectural and decorative purposes.
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