Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or of the character of a dragon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to a dragon.
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- adjective Belonging to a
dragon .
Etymologies
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Latin draco dragon.
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Examples
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The monsters thus produced seem to be a revival of the dracontine forms of the semi-barbarous Celtic and early Frankish arts.
Illuminated Manuscripts John William Bradley 1873
hernesheir commented on the word dracontine
To me, dracontine is not so draconian a term as draconian.
December 23, 2012
bilby commented on the word dracontine
Hmmm. If florentine means cooked with spinach, perhaps dracontine could mean flame-grilled by the resident kitchen dragon.
Waiter: How would you like your tofu burger, sir? Char-grilled, pan-fried, or dracontine for a dollar extra?
Moi: Let's go the magic huff, plate captain.
December 23, 2012