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Serpentine (shape)

Scope note

Winding, meandering, or sinuous in shape. Use especially with reference to furniture pieces, the fronts of which are shaped in alternating concave and convex curves. For other features, such as arches or moldings, composed of flowing, wavelike curves, use "undulating." For features consisting of or bounded by curved lines in general use "curvilinear."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000121990

Broader Terms used

shape

Created

13yrs ago

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