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serpentineser‧pen‧tine /ˈsɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/ adjective [only before noun] literary - And my narcissus bulbs were artistically arranged in a kind of serpentine wall around the whole thing.
- Her dark blonde hair and serpentine figure drew the approval of Sir Charles Webb-Bowen himself.
- Its proposed costly serpentine curve makes sense there, but not necessarily elsewhere.
- Proving very popular are the new serpentine bedside cabinets in real satinwood handpainted with classical motifs, at about £600.
- Sometimes, it is not the serpentine plots, but the dramatic realism that requires a second viewing.
- There are serpentine steps leading up from the road.
- Vent valves along serpentine pipes hissed.
1winding like a snake: the serpentine course of the river2complicated and difficult to understand: a serpentine plot |