0 a large, frightening imaginary animal, often represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of its mouth --
1 an unfriendly and frightening woman: --
2 a large, fierce, imaginary animal, usually represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of its mouth --
The pavilion has a projected hip-and-gable roof supported by two columns decorated with carved entwining dragons.
Other authors could not resist the dramatic power of a struggle with dragons.
Then, too, new versions of imperialism seem to be springing up, as if from the dragon's teeth of the old.
He managed to sever segments of the dragon's body which his dog took away in its mouth.
The night procession, which included two silk dragons lit up from inside, was over one mile long.
Two characters are then shown complaining about the dragon's snoring, before plotting to wake him up by means of one of the six verb actions.
Popular belief held that rivers were inhabited by demons and spirits who took physical form as dragons, snakes, or other strange water creatures.
Others are more snake-like, with a dragon's head.
