Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Canaries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Canaries
n : a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the
northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn:
{Canary Islands}, {Canaries}]
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