Ser"pen*tine, v. i. To serpentize. [R.] Lyttleton.
Ser"pen*tine*ly, adv. In a serpentine manner.
Ser`pen*tin"i*an (?), n. (Eccl.) See 2d Ophite.
Ser"pen*tin*ize (?), v. t. (Min.) To convert (a magnesian silicate)
into serpentine. -- Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion (#), n.
Ser"pen*ti`nous (?), a. Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock
serpentinous in character.
Ser"pent*ize (?), v. i. To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one
direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine.
[R.]
The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can
conceive.
Walpole.
Ser"pent*ry (?), n. 1. A winding like a serpent's.