Canary

[Ca*na·ry]

Any of several small Old World finches

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Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

Noun
any of several small Old World finches

Noun
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

Noun
a female singer

Noun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Adjective S.
having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow

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a.
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

a.
Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.

n.
Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.

n.
A canary bird.

n.
A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.

n.
A quick and lively dance.

v. i.
To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.

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 , 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.

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.

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.

Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.

To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.

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Usage Examples

If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.

Misspelled Form

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