Canaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canary \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. {Canaries}.
     1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. "A cup of canary."
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     2. A canary bird.


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     3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
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     4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]
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              Make you dance canary
              With sprightly fire and motion.       --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Canaries
       n : a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the
           northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn:
            {Canary Islands}]