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Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name of plants of the genus Dracocephalum, of which term it is a translation.
  • noun In heraldry, the name of the tincture tawny when blazoning is done by the heavenly bodies.

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Examples

  • But he was already limping toward the white Toyota, relying more than he had to on the dragon's-head cane.

    The Kaisho Lustbader, Eric 1983

  • This was of oak after a design of his own, and was wide and massive, with hinges of wrought-iron and a dragon's-head knocker.

    The Story of the Big Front Door Mary Finley Leonard

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