serpentine
adjective
[ ˈsəːp(ə)ntʌɪn ]
• of or like a serpent or snake.
• "serpentine coils"
serpentine
noun
• a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.
• a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730.
• a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and left.
• "for young horses, suppleness and control were built with serpentines"
• a kind of cannon, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
serpentine
verb
• move or lie in a winding path or line.
• "fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus (see serpent).
