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Webster 1913 Edition


Firedrake

Fire′drakeˊ

(fīr′drākˊ)
,
Noun.
[AS.
fȳrdraca
;
fȳr
fire +
draca
a dragon. See
Fire
, and
Drake
a dragon.]
[Obs.]
1.
A fiery dragon.
Beau. & Fl.
2.
A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.
3.
A worker at a furnace or fire.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Firedrake

FI'REDRAKE

, n.
1.
A fiery serpent.
2.
An ignis fatuus.

Definition 2024


firedrake

firedrake

English

Noun

firedrake (plural firedrakes)

  1. A fire-breathing dragon
    ... the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, Helene A. Guerber, The Book of the Epic, 1913
  2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
  3. A kind of firework
  4. A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

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References

  • Century Dictionary and Cyclopdia