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canon | drake |

As a noun canon

is .

As a proper noun drake is

, notably of (1540-1596).

canon

English

(wikipedia canon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A generally accepted principle; a rule.
    • The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.
  • (literary) A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
    • (turn into real quote) "the durable canon of American short fiction" — William Styron
  • The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
    • the entire Shakespeare canon
  • A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
  • A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
    • We must proceed according to canon law.
  • A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
  • In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
  • A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
  • A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
    • Pachelbel’s ''Canon'' has become very popular.
  • (fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe.
    • A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon .
  • (cookery) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
    • a canon of beef or lamb
  • (printing) The largest size of type with a specific name, formerly used for printing the canons of the church.
  • (senseid)The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
    • (Knight)
  • (billiards) A carom.

    • Derived terms

    * canon law * canonic * canonicity * canonical * canonise, canonize * canonisation, canonization * canonist * deuterocanonical * noncanonical

    Anagrams

    * ----

    drake

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male duck.
    • Derived terms
    * ducks and drakes * sheldrake

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) and (etyl) Drache.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mayfly used as fishing bait.
  • A dragon.
  • * J. A. Harrison
    • Beowulf resolves to kill the drake .
  • (historical) A small piece of artillery.
  • * Clarendon
    • Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes , made them stagger.
    Synonyms
    * (mayfly) drake fly
    Derived terms
    * earthdrake * firedrake * icedrake * nithedrake] * seadrake

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • a dragon
  • a kite

    • References

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