Definition of Canary. Meaning of Canary. Synonyms of Canary

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Definition of Canary

Canary
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.
Canary
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.

Meaning of Canary from wikipedia

- Look up canary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Canary originally referred to the island of Gran Canaria on the west coast of Africa, and the group...
- The Canary Islands (/kəˈnɛəri/, Spanish: Canarias, Spanish: [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and...
- The domestic canary, often simply known as the canary (Serinus canaria forma domestica), is a domesticated form of the wild canary, a small songbird in...
- Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater...
- Canaries may refer to: Canary Islands, an archipelago in the Atlantic belonging to Spain Canaries, Saint Lucia, a village on the Caribbean island of Saint...
- Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As one of the earliest female superheroes in the...
- A warrant canary is a method by which a communications service provider aims to implicitly inform its users that the provider has been served with a government...
- The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, common canary, or canary, is a small...
- David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 – November 16, 2015) was an American actor. Canary is best known for his roles as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the...
- Canary Black is an upcoming action-thriller spy film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Matthew Kennedy. The film stars Kate Beckinsale as a CIA agent...