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Yeah, and he did that serpentile tongue rolling during these replies too.
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Strong convulsions ran through his body, making almost serpentile undulations.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Ambrose Bierce 1878
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When about to dance, the Alme puts on a lighter and more diaphanous dress, eschews her slippers, and with a slow and measured step advances to the centre of the room -- her lithe figure undulating with a grace peculiarly serpentile.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Ambrose Bierce 1878
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"That's right, sir: boa constructors, as the showman said they was called, because they constructed so many pleasing images with their serpentile forms."
Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig George Manville Fenn 1870
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Clad with innocence, as in a coat of mail, he is proof against every serpentile whisper.
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Clad with innocence, as in a coat of mail, he is proof against every serpentile whisper.
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry Wirt, William, 1772-1834 1817
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