(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.
