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Canary : \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. Canaries.
1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. ``A cup of
canary.'' --Shak.
2. A canary bird.
3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]
Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and
motion. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Canary : \Ca*na"ry\, v. i.
To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.]
But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it
with your feet. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Canary : \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the
Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr.
canis dog.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine;
canary birds.
2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
Canary grass, a grass of the genus Phalaris ({P.
Canariensis), producing the seed used as food for canary
birds.
Canary stone (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named
from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary
bird.
Canary wood, the beautiful wood of the trees Persea
Indica and P. Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the
Canary Islands.
Canary vine. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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