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Canary Wharf — is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks in the London Docklands.Rivalling London s traditional financial centre, The Square Mile, Canary Wharf… … Wikipedia
Canary bird — Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canary bird flower — Canary bird Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canary finch — Canary bird Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canary vine — Canary bird Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canary — 1. obsolete a convict Some were obliged to wear yellow clothes and lived in figurative cages. A canary was also a female accomplice to a crime in 19th century London: Sometimes a woman, called a canary , carries the tool and waits… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Canary finch — Finch Finch (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. {Finches} (f[i^]nch [e^]z). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canary — UK [kəˈneərɪ] / US [kəˈnerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms canary : singular canary plural canaries a small yellow bird that is kept as a pet, known for its beautiful singing … English dictionary
canary — ca•nar•y [[t]kəˈnɛər i[/t]] n. pl. nar•ies 1) orn a small, sweetly singing greenish yellow finch, Serinus canaria, of the Canary Islands and vicinity, often a brilliant to pale yellow in varieties bred as cage birds 2) a light, clear yellow color … From formal English to slang
canary — Applied in American slang to a girl or woman, more specifically, to a woman singer of popular songs. In underworld slang there is a reference to ‘singing’ of a different kind, and a canary is a policeinformant. In Laura, by Vera Caspary, the… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
