Hypertext Webster Gateway: "canary"
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
canary
adj : having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow
[syn: {canary-yellow}]
n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
{fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie},
{sneak}, {sneaker}]
2: (informal) a female singer
3: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: {canary yellow}]
4: any of several small Old World finches [syn: {canary bird}]
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