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Serpent Definition

(n.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.

(n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.

(n.) A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.

(n.) The constellation Serpens.

(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.

(v. i.) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.

(v. t.) To wind; to encircle.