Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - canary
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Canary
canary
noun (plural canaries) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 1. a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira 2. a lively 16th century court dance 3. a small finch (Serinus canarius syn. S. canaria) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer 4. slang informer 2
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to the Canary Islands, with mainly yellow plumage. 2 hist. a sweet wine from the Canary Islands. Phrases and idioms canary-coloured coloured canary yellow. canary creeper a climbing plant, Tropaeolium peregrinum, with flowers of bright yellow deeply toothed petals which give the appearance of a small bird in flight. canary grass a Mediterranean plant Phalaris canariensis, grown as a crop plant for bird seed. canary yellow bright yellow. Etymology: Canary Islands f. F Canarie f. Sp. & L Canaria f. canis dog, one of the islands being noted in Roman times for large dogs ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. зоол. канарейка (Serinus canaria) 2. светло-желтый, канареечный цвет (также canary yellow) 3. уст. вино типа мадеры с Канарских островов 4. канари (танец XVI-XVII вв.) 5. воен. жарг. противогаз 6. сл. певунья, певица; эстрадная певичка 7. сл. полицейский осведомитель; преступник, выдавший своих сообщников (на допросе) 8. светло-желтый, канареечный (также canary yellow) canary pad —- ам. разг. блокнот из желтой бумаги ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) канарейка 2) obs. сорт вина 2. adj. ярко-желтый, канареечный CANARY Islands noun Канарские острова ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(canaries) Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY or LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
8.
- 1584, of the wine; 1655, of the songbirds (short for Canary-bird, 1576), from Fr. canarie, from Sp. canario, from L. Insula Canaria "Canary Island," lit. "island of dogs," (canis) since large dogs lived there. Hence, the name of the little bird from the island. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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