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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canary \Ca*na"ry\, v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.] But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end canary to it with your feet. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: canary adj : having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow [syn: {canary-yellow}] n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}] 2: (informal) a female singer 3: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: {canary yellow}] 4: any of several small Old World finches [syn: {canary bird}]
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