italic vs serpentine

italic

adj
  • Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique. 

  • Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century. 

noun
  • An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance. 

  • A typeface in which the letters slant to the right. 

serpentine

adj
  • Curving in alternate directions; sinuous. 

  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes. 

  • Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness. 

  • Having the form or shape of a snake. 

noun
  • Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure. 

  • An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century. 

  • in dressage, a winding walk across on the arena 

  • An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals. 

  • Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites. 

  • A kind of firework. 

  • A coiled distillation tube. 

  • Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea 

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