- serpent-stone
- serˈpent-stone noun1. An ammonite2. A snake-stone• • •Main Entry: ↑serpent
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serpent stone — Ammonite Am mon*ite, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serpent stone — noun : adder stone … Useful english dictionary
Serpent (symbolism) — Serpent is a word of Latin origin (from serpens, serpentis something that creeps, snake ) that is commonly used in a specifically mythic or religious context, signifying a snake that is to be regarded not as a mundane natural phenomenon nor as an … Wikipedia
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serpent — Used occasionally of or to a person who is treacherous, alluding to the biblical story of the devil disguised as a serpent tempting Eve in the Garden of Eden. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream (3:ii), Shakespeare has Hermia say to Demetrius,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
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Dunnichen Stone — Coordinates: 56°38′39″N 2°53′21″W / 56.6441°N 2.8891°W / 56.6441; 2.8891 … Wikipedia
snake stone — Ammonite Am mon*ite, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Horned Serpent — For the tribe of werewolves in the World of Darkness setting, see Uktena (World of Darkness). A Horned Serpent in a Barrier Canyon Style pictograph, Western San Rafael Swell region of Utah. The Horned Serpent appears in the mythologies of many… … Wikipedia
