Associations to the word «Firedrake»

Wiktionary

FIREDRAKE, noun. A fire-breathing dragon
FIREDRAKE, noun. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
FIREDRAKE, noun. A kind of firework
FIREDRAKE, noun. A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

Dictionary definition

FIREDRAKE, noun. A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley