SERPENTINE
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Ser"pen*tine (?), a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F. serpentin.] Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid.
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Thy shape
Like his, and color serpentine.
Milton.
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Ser"pen*tine, n. [Cf. (for sense 1) F. serpentine, (for sense 2) serpentin.] 1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.
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&hand_; Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.
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2. (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon.
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Ser"pen*tine, v. i. To serpentize. [R.] Lyttleton.
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