[
US
/ˈdɹækoʊ, ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/
]
NOUN
- a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
- Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
- a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
How To Use Draco In A Sentence
- This antimodernist nativism pervaded the 1920s, but it was particularly visible in the scientific racism of the eugenics movement, the xenophobia of the "100 percent American" movement, the sharp resurgence in the Ku Klux Klan, the post – World War One Red Scare (directed primarily at immigrant radicals), and in a series of draconian immigration restriction acts. 11 Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
- There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.
- Very quickly, the penalties were seen as draconian and the restrictions as inhibiting the will to win. Times, Sunday Times
- Draconis froze, his body stiffening, his grip slackening.
- We can give agencies draconian new powers to bug phones and computers. The Sun
- At one point, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was regarded as a draconian measure or last option for patients in these categories.
- It's about time we sorted a sensible compromise and not a draconian law.
- Ministers have decided they cannot justify some of the more draconian measures to reduce cigarette and alcohol sales during the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
- Japan suffers from tepid economic growth, draconian immigration policies and a shrinking population.
- Book imp (buffs arcana and history, also give resist fire), Dragonling (encounter: would allow him to use a blast attack via the dragonling, would buff surges, and allow him to speak draconic), Critical Hit #18: Aboard the Airship! | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
