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Rickrack :: Rickrack (n.) A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine braid.

Verd Antique :: Verd antique () A mottled-green serpentine marble.

Peridotite :: Peridotite (n.) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine..

Serpentinous :: Serpentinous (a.) Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in character..

Cerolite :: Cerolite (n.) A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color..

Spiry :: Spiry (a.) Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.

Serpent :: Serpent (n.) A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.

Marmolite :: Marmolite (n.) A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color..

Serpentinize :: Serpentinize (v. t.) To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine.

Sinuous :: Sinuous (a.) Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked.

Serpentine :: Serpentine (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid..

Serpentinely :: Serpentinely (adv.) In a serpentine manner.

Bowenite :: Bowenite (n.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade..

Serpentine :: Serpentine (v. i.) To serpentize.

Asbestos :: Asbestos (n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine..

Metasomatism :: Metasomatism (n.) An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization..

Snaky :: Snaky (a.) Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding.

Phlogopite :: Phlogopite (n.) A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and serpentine. See Mica..

Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A kind of ancient cannon.

Creese :: Creese (n.) A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade..

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