Definition of serpent

• n. - Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
• n. - Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
• n. - A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
• n. - The constellation Serpens.
• n. - A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
• v. i. - To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
• v. t. - To wind; to encircle.