What does firedrake mean?

Definitions for firedrake
ˈfaɪərˌdreɪkfire·drake

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dragon, firedrakenoun

    a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

Wiktionary

  1. firedrakenoun

    A fire-breathing dragon

    ... the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, uE000573988uE001 Helene A. Guerber, The Book of the Epic, 1913

  2. firedrakenoun

    A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket

  3. firedrakenoun

    A kind of firework

  4. firedrakenoun

    A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

  5. Etymology: From fyrdraca, equivalent of.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Firedrakenoun

    A fiery serpent: I suppose the prester.

    Etymology: fire and drake.

    By the hissing of the snake,
    The rustling of the firedrake,
    I charge thee thou this place forsake,
    Nor of queen Mab be prattling. Michael Drayton, Nymphia.

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  1. firedrake

    A firedrake is a term used in mythology or literature, often referring to a fire-breathing dragon. The word had its origins in old English and Germanic languages.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Firedrakenoun

    a fiery dragon

  2. Firedrakenoun

    a fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket

  3. Firedrakenoun

    a worker at a furnace or fire

  4. Etymology: [AS. frdraca; fr fire + draca a dragon. See Fire, and Drake a dragon.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of firedrake in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of firedrake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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