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dragon

noun
/ˈdɹæɡən/

Etymology

From Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō(n), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see clearly”). Displaced Old English wyrm, whence modern worm. Mostly displaced Old English draca (whence modern drake)—from the same Latin source, as are Draco, Dracon, dracone, and dragoon.

  1. inherited from draca
  2. inherited from wyrm
  3. derived from δράκων
  4. derived from draco
  5. derived from dragon
  6. inherited from dragoun

Definitions

  1. A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.

    • Medea for the loue of Iaſon, taught him how to tame the fire breathing braſſ feeted Bulls, and kill the mighty dragon that kept the golden fleece[.]
    • But as every well-brought-up prince was expected to kill a dragon, and rescue a princess, the dragons grew fewer and fewer till it was often quite hard for a princess to find a dragon to be rescued from.
    • Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.

  2. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance

    An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:

  3. The constellation Draco.

    • My father compounded with my mother vnder the Dragons taile, and my nativity was vnder Vrsa Maior.
  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. A fierce and unpleasant woman.

      • She’s a bit of a dragon.

    2. An unattractive woman.

    3. The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.

      • Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.

    4. Something very formidable or dangerous.

    5. A class of playing tiles consisting of three types

      A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.

    6. A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged…

      A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.

    7. A type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel with a flared muzzle, often hooked to…

      A type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel with a flared muzzle, often hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt.

      • our dragoons were so denominated because they were armed with dragons, that is, with short muskets, which spouted fire like dragons, and had the head of a dragon wrought upon their muzzle

    8. A background process similar to a daemon.

      • Many of the postmaster functions are actually handled by computer software such as dragons and mailer daemons.

    9. A variety of carrier pigeon.

    10. Synonym of drag queen.

      • Yes. Butt shots. Everybody can't afford lipo and fat transfers. Especially dragons. So if they want to pay me top dollar to pump their ass up that's what I'm gonna do, and you've benefited from it.

    11. The fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to…

      The fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

    12. Synonym of Devil.

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Derived

accelerated dragon, adragonist, bearded dragon, blue dragon, chase the dragon, Chinese dragon, drag, draggy, dragon arum, dragonback, dragon beam, dragon boat, Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boating, dragonbone, Dragon Book, dragonborn, dragonbreath, dragon curve, dragon dance, dragondom, dragonesque, dragoness, dragonewt, dragonfire, dragonfish, dragon flag, dragonflame, dragonfly, dragon fruit, dragon gate, dragonhead, dragonhide, dragonhood, dragonise, dragonish, dragonism, dragonize, dragon kiln, dragonkin · +88 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dragon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA