English-Thai Dictionary

canary

N สีเหลือง สว่าง  se-lueang-sa-wang

 

canary

SL นักร้อง หญิง  nak-rong-ying

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CANARY

n. 1. Wine made in the Canary isles.
2. An old dance. Shakespeare has used the word as a verb in a kind of cant phrase.

 

CANARY-BIRD

n.A singing bird from the Canary isles, a species of Fringilla. The bill is conical and straight; the body is yellowish white; the prime feathers of the wings and tail are greenish. These birds are now bred in other countries.

 

CANARY-GRASS

n.A plant, the Phalaris, whose seed are collected for canary-birds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CANARY

Ca *na "ry, a. Etym: [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.

 

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, v. i.

 

Defn: 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.

 

CANARY BIRD

CANARY BIRD Ca *na "ry bird `. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius ), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch. canary.

 

Canary bird flower (Bot. ), a climbing plant (Tropæolum peregrinum ) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; -- called also canary vine.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

canary

ca nar y |kəˈne (ə )rē kəˈnɛri | ▶noun ( pl. canaries ) 1 a mainly African finch with a melodious song, typically having yellowish-green plumage. One kind is popular as a pet bird and has been bred in a variety of colors, esp. bright yellow. [Genus Serinus, family Fringillidae: several species, esp. the island canary (S. canaria ), which is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and from which the domestic canary was developed. ] 2 (also canary yellow ) a bright yellow color resembling the plumage of a canary. 3 (also canary wine ) historical a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French canari, from Spanish canario ‘canary ’ or ‘person from the Canary Islands ’ (see Canary Islands ).

 

canary creeper

can ¦ary creep ¦er ▶noun a South American climbing plant related to the nasturtium. It has bright yellow flowers with deeply toothed petals, which give the appearance of a small bird in flight. ●Tropaeolium peregrinum, family Tropaeolaceae.

 

canary grass

ca nar y grass ▶noun a tall grass of northwestern Africa and the Canary Islands, grown for its seeds, which are fed to canaries and other caged finches. [Genus Phalaris, family Gramineae: several species, in particular P. canariensis. ]

 

Canary Islands

Ca nar y Is lands |kəˈne (ə )rē kəˌnɛri ˈaɪləndz |(also the Canaries ) a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwestern coast of Africa, that forms an autonomous region of Spain; capital, Las Palmas; pop. 2,098,593 (2009 ). ORIGIN from French Canarie, via Spanish from Latin Canaria (insula )‘(island ) of dogs, ’ from canis ‘dog, ’ one of the islands being noted in Roman times for large dogs.

 

Oxford Dictionary

canary

can ¦ary |kəˈnɛːri | ▶noun ( pl. canaries ) 1 a mainly African finch with a melodious song, typically having yellowish-green plumage. One kind is popular as a cage bird and has been bred in a variety of colours, especially bright yellow. ●Genus Serinus, family Fringillidae: several species, especially the island canary (S. canaria ), which is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and from which the domestic canary was developed. 2 (also canary yellow ) [ mass noun ] a bright yellow colour resembling the plumage of a canary. 3 (also canary wine ) [ mass noun ] historical a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French canari, from Spanish canario ‘canary ’ or ‘person from the Canary Islands ’ (see Canary Islands ).

 

canary creeper

can ¦ary creep ¦er ▶noun a South American climbing plant related to the nasturtium. It has bright yellow flowers with deeply toothed petals, which give the appearance of a small bird in flight. ●Tropaeolium peregrinum, family Tropaeolaceae.

 

canary grass

can ¦ary grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tall grass of NW Africa and the Canary Islands, grown for its seeds which are fed to canaries and other caged finches. ●Genus Phalaris, family Gramineae: several species.

 

Canary Islands

Canary Islands (also the Canaries ) a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of Africa, forming an autonomous region of Spain; capital, Las Palmas; pop. 2,098,593 (2009 ). The group includes the islands of Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, Hierro, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote. ORIGIN from French Canarie, via Spanish from Latin Canaria (insula ) ‘(island ) of dogs ’, from canis ‘dog ’, one of the islands being noted in Roman times for large dogs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

canary

ca nar y /kəné ə ri / (! -na-は /ne ə /; 強勢は第2音節 ) 名詞 複 -ies /-z /1 C 〘鳥 〙カナリア 〘Canary諸島原産; 鳴き声が美しく多くは黄色 〙.2 U 〖種類では 可算 〗カナリア色 , 鮮黄色 (canary yellow ).3 U ｟古 ｠カナリア諸島産の甘口白ワイン (canary wine ).4 C ｟俗 ｠密告者 (informer ).5 C ｟俗 ｠女性歌手 .6 〖the Canaries 〗カナリア諸島 (Canary Islands ) 〘アフリカ北西沖の群島; スペイン領 〙.C -̀ Wh á rf カナリーウォーフ 〘London東部のDocklandsの一部 〙.