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  • adjective having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

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Examples

  • That was the wording on a sticker I saw plastered on the left rear bumper of a beat-up, faded canary-yellow Impala probably manufactured in 1965....

    Carine Fabius: Don't Blame Me, I Voted Republican Carine Fabius 2011

  • That was the wording on a sticker I saw plastered on the left rear bumper of a beat-up, faded canary-yellow Impala probably manufactured in 1965.

    Carine Fabius: Don't Blame Me, I Voted Republican Carine Fabius 2011

  • A television cabinet covered in canary-yellow leather, designed in 2000 by Anna-Lülja Praun, is expected to fetch €5,000-€8,000.

    Exclusively Austrian Modern Design Margaret Studer 2012

  • That was the wording on a sticker I saw plastered on the left rear bumper of a beat-up, faded canary-yellow Impala probably manufactured in 1965.

    Carine Fabius: Don't Blame Me, I Voted Republican Carine Fabius 2011

  • In the 17th century the Elector of Saxony in Dresden bought the ensemble; it was shipped to Moscow by the Soviet army during World War II, returned to the Dresden museum in 1958, and—with the added wow factor of crimson and canary-yellow plumes—it's currently the centerpiece of the show's superb second half: a 30-meter-long procession of standing armor and accoutrements.

    Breathtaking Armor Fit for a Prince Judy Fayard 2011

  • He was wearing the most astonishing canary-yellow hat, complete with ostrich plumes and small feathers and velvet ribbons and gold buttons plus an enormous blond periwig with ringlets almost reaching his waist.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Instead of her bright red suit, she wore a canary-yellow jacket and a matching skirt.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Instead of her bright red suit, she wore a canary-yellow jacket and a matching skirt.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • He was wearing the most astonishing canary-yellow hat, complete with ostrich plumes and small feathers and velvet ribbons and gold buttons plus an enormous blond periwig with ringlets almost reaching his waist.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • That was the wording on a sticker I saw plastered on the left rear bumper of a beat-up, faded canary-yellow Impala probably manufactured in 1965....

    Carine Fabius: Don't Blame Me, I Voted Republican Carine Fabius 2011

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