dragon's head
AmericanEtymology
Origin of dragon's head
First recorded in 1500–10
Example Sentences
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She held out the round ball she had taken from Dragon’s head.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
Arriving at the tower, he went from room to room, until at last he came to one where he saw his sister sitting, with the Dragon's head in her lap, the Dragon being fast asleep.
From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
He seeth the Dragon's head in the midst thereof, that casteth out fire and flame in great plenty, so foul and hideous and horrible that all the field stank thereof.
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian
Location.—Lyra may be easily distinguished because of the brilliant Vega, its brightest star, which is situated about 12° southwest of the Dragon's head.
From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler
Pendragon was his name in the Britons' tongue, but Dragon's head in that of Rome.
From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene
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