1. A winding like a serpent's.

2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.

SERPENT-TONGUED
Ser"pent-tongued`, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.

SERPET
Ser"pet, n. Etym: [L. sirpus, scirpus, a rush, bulrush.]

Defn: A basket. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

SERPETTE
Ser*pette", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: A pruning knife with a curved blade. Knight.

SERPIGINOUS
Ser*pig"i*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. serpigineux.] (Med.)

Defn: Creeping; — said of lesions which heal over one portion while continuing to advance at another.