green dragon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of green dragon
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The department store's Christmas advert in 2019 featured a fire-breathing but friendly green dragon named Edgar.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
They got to the route at about 3 a.m. to look at the floats lining the streets, and Cara fell in love with a float featuring a big, green dragon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2018
Hey, the flying destructo-shark is pretty cool; and the corkscrewing, fire-breathing green dragon is cooler still.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
That is, indeed, a tiny British man wearing a green dragon costume that matches the suit on his even tinier dog.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2015
“So this is how it goes: You know that big green dragon down at Tuttle’s Toys? Their Midtown store?”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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