dragon

noun

1. A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.

   “Medea for the loue of Iaſon, taught him how to tame the fire breathing braſſ feeted Bulls, and kill the mighty dragon that kept the golden fleece[.]”

   “But as every well-brought-up prince was expected to kill a dragon, and rescue a princess, the dragons grew fewer and fewer till it was often quite hard for a princess to find a dragon to be rescued from.”

   “Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.”

   “They pitched the dragon / over the cliff-top, let tide's flow / and backwash take the treasure-minder.”

2. A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.

   “These tapestries were magnificently figured with golden dragons; and as the serpentine bodies gleamed and shimmered in the increasing radiance, each dragon, I thought, intertwined its glittering coils more closely with those of another.”

3. (obsolete)An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
4. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
5. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
6. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
7. (capitalized, often, with-definite-article)The constellation Draco.

   “My father compounded with my mother vnder the Dragons taile, and my nativity was vnder Vrsa Maior.”

8. (derogatory)A fierce and unpleasant woman.

   “She’s a bit of a dragon.”

9. (UK, derogatory, rare, slang)An unattractive woman.
10. (capitalized, often, with-definite-article)The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.

    “Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.”

11. (figuratively)Something very formidable or dangerous.
12. A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.
13. A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
14. (historical)A type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel with a flared muzzle, often hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt.

    “our dragoons were so denominated because they were armed with dragons, that is, with short muskets, which spouted fire like dragons, and had the head of a dragon wrought upon their muzzle”

15. (rare)A background process similar to a daemon.

    “Daemons and Dragons. The print spooler is an example of a DAEMON, a program that executes in the background and provides a service […] Strictly speaking, a dragon is a daemon that is not invoked explicitly but is always there, waiting in the background […]”

    “Many of the postmaster functions are actually handled by computer software such as dragons and mailer daemons.”

16. A variety of carrier pigeon.
17. (slang)Synonym of drag queen.

    “October 2017 Drag Star VIZIN is back with new single Blasting News My favorite part was probably the ‘de-dragging.’ Taking the Dragon off (that’s what I call her) is always my favorite. In all honesty, the entire experience was amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Being felt up by Michael Silas wasn’t bad either...”

    “Yes. Butt shots. Everybody can't afford lipo and fat transfers. Especially dragons. So if they want to pay me top dollar to pump their ass up that's what I'm gonna do, and you've benefited from it.”

name

1. The fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
2. Synonym of Devil.