firedragon en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English fyre dragon; equivalent to fire + dragon, modelled after firedrake.
Meanings
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A fiery dragon; firedrake.
Adam continued to moan in hypnotic agony. Joshua needed to make a move. Boldly, Joshua strode toward the firedragon.
2007, Anthony Gioseffi, Mainframe:[T]he fire-dragon had rased the coastal region and reduced forts and earthworks to dust and ashes, so the war-king planned and plotted his revenge.
1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 74:
- A fiery meteor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| firedragons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |