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[syn: Canary Islands, Canaries]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Canary \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. Canaries.
1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. "A cup of canary."
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2. A canary bird.
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3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
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4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]
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Make you dance canary
With sprightly fire and motion. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Canaries
n 1: a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the
northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn:
Canary Islands, Canaries]