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Definition of Canards
1. canard [n] - See also: canard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canards
Literary usage of Canards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Register of the United States by Thomas H. Palmer (1814)
"We found them in possession of a bridge over the river Aux canards, at the distance
of four miles from Malden. After examining their position, ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Voltaire's farewell to Holland is a classic : " Adieu, canaux, canards, canaille."
Very good, too, is the following from Mortimer Collins, ..."
3. History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1818)
"CHAPTER I. Declaration of War—General Hull reaches Detroit—Crosses into
Canada—Skirmishes on the River aux canards—Battle of Browns- town—Taking of ..."
4. Report of the Trial of Brig. General William Hull, Commanding the North by James Grant Forbes (1824)
"... ni below lii'c river Aux canards ; and lie again requested General Hull to
send a farther force to join Major Vanhorne, but the General paid little ..."
5. Life of Richard Wagner by Carl Friedrich Glasenapp, William Ashton Ellis (1906)
"Fourth concert; Wagner, indignant, almost departs; canards old and new thereon.
A review of " two songs." Sympathy from Weimar. ..."