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Definition of Canary

1. Adjective. Having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow.

2. Noun. Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.

3. Noun. A female singer.

4. Noun. A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge.

5. Noun. Any of several small Old World finches.

Definition of Canary

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

2. n. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.

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

Definition of Canary

1. Noun. (soccer) someone connected with w:Norwich City Football Club Norwich City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. ¹

2. Noun. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. ¹

3. Noun. Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour. ¹

4. Noun. A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour. ¹

5. Noun. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands. ¹

6. Noun. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called ''canaries''). ¹

7. Noun. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.) ¹

8. Noun. (informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer. ¹

9. Noun. (slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer. ¹

10. Noun. (slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of Nembutal™ barbiturate. ¹

11. Noun. (Australia informal) A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness. ¹

12. Adjective. Of a light yellow colour. ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Canary

1. a songbird [n -NARIES] - See also: songbird

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canary

canalled canaller canallers canalling canals canals for lesser palatine nerves canals of Scarpa canals of Schlemm canalside canape

canapes canaphite canard canards canaried canary canary-yellow canary bird canary creeper canary in a coal mine

canary seed canary whitewood canary yellow canarybird flower canarybird vine canarying canarylike canarypox canarypox virus

Literary usage of Canary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inheritance in Canaries by Charles Benedict Davenport (1908)
"Black, on the other hand, is a color that belongs both to the wild canary and the goldfinch. The yellow canary has merely lost one factor necessary to the ..."

2. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"THE Canary AND THE GOLDFINCH Teacher's Story N childhood the language of birds ... What child, who cares for a canary, does not understand its notes which ..."

3. Opinions of Eminent Lawyers on Various Points of English Jurisprudence by George Chalmers (1858)
"Mr. Fane's opinion on tlie carriage of Canary wines directly to the British ... Since the passing of this act, it has been a custom to export Canary wines ..."

4. The New-York magazine; or, Literary repository (1792)
"But when the female Goldfinch is put to a male Canary bird, the pairing takes ... To fuc- ceed, a male Canary bird is never to b? put into a cage where ..."

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