Cananeet

[ME.] An obsolete form of Ca naanitish. The woman Canance. Chaucer, Second Nun's Tale, 1. 59. Cananga (ka-nang'ga), n. [NL., from the Malayan name.) A genus of large anonaceous evergreen trees, including three species, all Malayan. The most common species is C. odorata , the i lang i lang, which is cultivated throughout India and in other tropical countries. The large fragrant flowers yield an attar, and an oil is expre ed from the seeds. Canara butter. See butter1 . canard (ka-när' or ka-närd'), n. [ ca nard, a hoax, a broadside, a quack, a particular use of canard, m. or f., a duck, prop. only m., a drake, G. kahn ) = D. kaan, a boat. The connection of the sense 'a hoax, cheat' with the orig. sense a duck' is prob. to be explained from the old phrase vendeur de canard à moit ié, a cozener, guller, liar, lit. one who half-sells a duck, that is (appar.), pretends to sell, and cheats in the operation; an expre ion prob. due to some local incident. In def. 2, cf. Paris i an F. canard, a newspaper, canardier, a journalist.] 1. An absurd story or statement intended as an imposition; a fabricated story to which currency is given, as by a newspaper; a hoax. Hence-2. A broadside cried in the streets: so called from the generally sensational nature of its contents. Imp. Dict. (dance and bird) = F. canari (bird), canarie (dance); cf. G. kanarienvogel, canary-bird; named with reference to the Canary islands, which take their name from Gran Canaria, one of the principal islands of the group, L. Canaria insula, so called because of its large dogs, canaria being fem. of canarius, pertaining to dogs, Canary was the Drink of our wise Forefathers, 'tis Balsamick, and saves the charge of 'Pothecaries' Cordials. Mrs. Cent livre, Bold Stroke, iii. 21. A lively French and English dance, of disputed origin, similar to the jig: named from the Canary islands. Often written canaries. I have seen a medicine That's able to breathe life into a stone, Quicken a rock, and make you dance canary . Shak ., All's Well, ii. 1. I'll make you a dish of calves' feet dance the Canaries, And a consort of cramm'd capons fiddle to 'em. Fletcher (and others ), Bloody Brother, ii. 2. 3t. A melody intended for such a dance, written in sextuple (or sometimes quadruple) rhythm. -4. A canary-bird (which see).-5. A sovereign (gold coin): so called from its color. [Prov. Eng.] -6. A kept mistre . [Prov. Eng.] -7t. A word put by Shakspere in its singular and plural forms into the mouth of Mrs. Quickly, in the explanation of which commentators differ. It is probably an intentional blunder for quandary. IMG:content-3013.png:[blocks in formation]