OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6254

serpent

/ˈsɜːpənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
serpiente • sierpe
A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
'Dogs and serpents,' She began in a low voice that gradually gathered power as she went on, till the place rang with it. Eaters of human flesh, two things have ye done. First, ye h…
He is a very serpent in my way.
serpentón
An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
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