Word Wednesday - Dragons
In honor of my heroine Anna finally meeting the dragon that got cut out of chapter one, here are some more dragon words!
Dragon: a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws
Origin of DRAGON Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at
First Known Use: 13th century
How dragon is akin to /torht/ bright is beyond me.
Dragon phrases:
Dragon Lady, an overbearing, tyrannical woman. First Known Use: 1949
Dragon’s Blood, any of several resinous mostly dark-red plant products; specifically : a resin from the fruit of a palm (genus Daemonorops) used for coloring varnish and in photoengraving. First Known Use: ~1598
Dragon’s Teeth, seeds of strife, from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus which sprang up as armed warriors who killed one another off. First Known Use: 1853
Also, wedge-shaped concrete antitank barriers laid in multiple rows, shaped like dragon teeth.
Dragonet baby dragon, or any of a family (Callionymidae) of small often brightly colored scaleless marine fishes that have sharp spines on the gill cover. First Known Use: 14th century
Dragonfly, any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the wings horizontal in repose, and have rectal gills during the naiad stage First Known Use: 1626
Dragonhead, any of several mints (genus Dracocephalum) often grown for their showy flower heads; especially : a North American plant (D. parviflorum) with dense spikes of blue or violet flowers. First Known Use: 1753
Dragon: a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws
Origin of DRAGON Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at
First Known Use: 13th century
How dragon is akin to /torht/ bright is beyond me.
Dragon phrases:
Dragon Lady, an overbearing, tyrannical woman. First Known Use: 1949
Dragon’s Blood, any of several resinous mostly dark-red plant products; specifically : a resin from the fruit of a palm (genus Daemonorops) used for coloring varnish and in photoengraving. First Known Use: ~1598
Dragon’s Teeth, seeds of strife, from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus which sprang up as armed warriors who killed one another off. First Known Use: 1853
Also, wedge-shaped concrete antitank barriers laid in multiple rows, shaped like dragon teeth.
Dragonet baby dragon, or any of a family (Callionymidae) of small often brightly colored scaleless marine fishes that have sharp spines on the gill cover. First Known Use: 14th century
Dragonfly, any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the wings horizontal in repose, and have rectal gills during the naiad stage First Known Use: 1626
Dragonhead, any of several mints (genus Dracocephalum) often grown for their showy flower heads; especially : a North American plant (D. parviflorum) with dense spikes of blue or violet flowers. First Known Use: 1753