firedrake
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A fire-breathing dragonA fire-breathing dragon.
» The hero ventured into the cave to slay the fearsome firedrake.
Значення
значень: 4A fire-breathing dragon.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
A kind of firework
(переносно, поетичне)A worker at a furnace or fire
Приклади
речень: 1The hero ventured into the cave to slay the fearsome firedrake.
Походження
From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalenFrom Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalent to fire + drake.
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множина: firedrakes| Однина | firedrake |
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Синоніми
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- a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings:European dragondragon
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 1Пов’язаніearthdrake