snake, serpent, ophidian
(noun) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
serpent
(noun) an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
serpent
(noun) a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
Source: WordNet® 3.1
serpent (plural serpents)
A snake.
(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
(figurative) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
serpent (third-person singular simple present serpents, present participle serpenting, simple past and past participle serpented)
(obsolete, intransitive) To wind or meander
(obsolete, transitive) To encircle.
• penster, present, repents, respent
Serpent
Serpens (constellation)
• penster, present, repents, respent
Source: Wiktionary
Ser"pent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. Herpes.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move partly by bending the body into undulations or folds and pressing them against objects, and partly by using the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees. A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See Ophidia, and Fang.
2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
4. (Astron.)
Definition: The constellation Serpens.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: 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. Pharaoh's serpent (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a combustible white substance which in burning gives off a poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is employed as a scientific toy.
– Serpent cucumber (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Trichosanthes colubrina; also, the plant itself.
– Serpent eage (Zoƶl.), any one of several species of raptorial birds of the genera CircaĆ«tus and Spilornis, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa, Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is CircaĆ«tus Gallicus.
– Serpent eater. (Zoƶl.) (a) The secretary bird. (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.
– Serpent fish (Zoƶl.), a fish (Cepola rubescens) with a long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running lengthwise.
– Serpent star (Zoƶl.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.
– Serpent's tongue (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; -- so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.
– Serpent withe (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant (Aristolochia odoratissima).
– Tree serpent (Zoƶl.), any species of African serpents belonging to the family DendrophidƦ.
Ser"pent, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Serpented; p. pr. & vb. n. Serpenting.]
Definition: To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.] "The serpenting of the Thames." Evelyn.
Ser"pent, v. t.
Definition: To wind; to encircle. [R.] Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatās left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
