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dragon
[ drag-uhn ]
/ ËdrĂŠg Én /
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Idioms about dragon
chase the dragon, Slang. to inhale the vapor of heated heroin or another opiate drug.
Origin of dragon
First recorded in 1175â1225; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dracĆn- (stem of dracĆ ), from Greek drĂĄkĆn the name of a kind of serpent, probably originally an epithet, âthe (sharp-)sighted one,â akin to dĂ©rkesthai âto lookâ
OTHER WORDS FROM dragon
drag·on·ish, adjectivedrag·on·like, adjectiveWords nearby dragon
dragline crane, drag link, dragnet, Drago, dragoman, dragon, dragon beam, drag one's ass, drag one's feet, dragonet, dragonfish
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British Dictionary definitions for dragon
dragon
/ (ËdrĂŠÉĄÉn) /
noun
Derived forms of dragon
dragoness, fem ndragonish, adjectiveWord Origin for dragon
C13: from Old French, from Latin dracĆ, from Greek drakĆn; related to drakos eye
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Other Idioms and Phrases with dragon
drag on
Also, drag out. Prolong or be prolonged tediously. For example, The speech dragged on for another hour, or He dragged out the story in an excruciating manner. [First half of 1800s]
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