Serpent(n.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
Serpent(n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
Serpent(n.) A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
Serpent(n.) The constellation Serpens.
Serpent(n.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
Serpent(v. i.) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
Serpent(v. t.) To wind; to encircle.
Serpented(imp. & p. p.) of Serpent
Serpenting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serpent
Serpentize(v. i.) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine.
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