A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
He falls into it, who has digg'd a Pit. Who breaks a Hedge is with a Serpent bit.
A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
He is a very serpent in my way.
An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
To wind or meander
To encircle.
fruit-trees, whose boles are serpented with excellent vines
Synonym of Serpens (a constellation).
Synonym of Satan.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Proto-Italic *serpents Latin serpēns Old French serpentbor. Middle English serpent English serpent From Middl...
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Quin, with the wisdom of the serpent, called for more drinks.