a. [ F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog. ]
Canary grass,
Canary stone (Min.),
Canary wood,
Canary vine.
n.;
Make you dance canary
With sprightly fire and motion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) 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 tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called
Canary bird flower (Bot.),