Annodated, another term for nowed; bent in the form of the letter S, the serpents round the caduceus of Mercury may be said to be annodated.
Torqued, torgant, or targant (from the Latin torqueo, to wreathe), the bending and rebending, either in serpents, adders or fish, like the letter S.
A Serpent, nowed, proper.
Crest of Cavendish.
Voluted, involved or encircled, gliding, and several terms used in blazon explain themselves, as erect, erect wavy, &c.
In blazoning, the terms snake, serpent, adder, appear to be used indiscriminately.
A serpent nowed, proper, is the crest of Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire.
Gules, three snakes nowed in triangle argent (Ednowain Ap Bradwen, Merionethshire).
Or, three serpents erect wavy sable (Codlen, or Cudlen).
Remora is an old term in heraldry for a serpent entwining.