firedrake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of firedrake
before 900; Middle English fyrdrake, Old English fȳrdraca. See fire, drake 2
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The Mother of Dragons is down to only one firedrake, after a barrage of oversized crossbow bolts from an enemy ship killed her dragon Rhaegal.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2019
A star, a daystar, a firedrake, rose at his birth.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
Then follows the fight with the firedrake, in which Beowulf, wrapped in fire and smoke, is helped by the heroism of Wiglaf, one of his companions.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long
A firedrake, angered at the loss of a part of a treasure, which he had for three hundred years been guarding in a cavern, laid waste the land in the hero's kingdom.
From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck
One day a wanderer stumbles upon the enchanted cave and, entering, takes a jeweled cup while the firedrake sleeps heavily.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long
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