dragoness (dragones)

[ Instantly she gaue command (Ill to ill adding) that the dragon e e Should bring it vp. Chapman , Hymn to Apollo. dragonet (drag'on-et), n. [ dragon at ), dragon , a dragon: see dragon .] 1. A little or young dragon. Or in his wombe might lurke some hidden nest Of many dragonet tes , his fruit full seede. Spenser, F. Q., I. xii. 10. So when great Cox, at his mechanic call, Bids orient pearls from golden dragons fall, Each little dragonet , with brazen grin, Gapes for the precious prize and gulps it in. Mason , Epistle to Dr. Shebbeare. IMG:content-3126.jpg:[blocks in formation] 3. A name of the very large lizards of South America of the genus Crocodilurus (or Ada ), belonging to the family Teiida or Ameivida. dragon-fish (drag'on-fish), n. Same as drag onet, 2.