[ca.nary] n, pl ca.nar.ies [MF canarie, fr. OSp canario, fr. Islas Canarias Canary Islands] (1584) 1: a Canary Islands usu. sweet wine similar to Madeira
2: a lively 16th century court dance
3: a small finch (Serinus canarius) of the Canary Islands that is usu. greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer
4. slang: informer
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