serpentine
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The artwork depicts a fantastical creature combining multiple striking features, including a spiral horn, elongated snout, hooked teeth, wings, and a serpentine tail.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
His serpentine plot flows to a natural yet shocking conclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The stone, set in a serpentine ring, once belonged to Rachel Lambert Mellon, better known as Bunny Mellon, a US horticulturalist, philanthropist and art collector.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
Nichols Canyon was the road less traveled; Hockney preferred the drive downhill to Sunset Boulevard via Nichols for its solitude and serpentine charm.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
She had swam away, her serpentine head undulating on the surface Hke a swimming grass-snake, and the King had hailed a passing ship which looked as if it were off to the Crusades.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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