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wyvern

NOUN
  1. a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs

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  • The wyvern was the emblem of the rulers of Wessex and the word "wyvern" is associated with the many areas of Wessex, reflected in many county and town heraldries of the South West and west of England.
  • Swindon Council is still eyeing up the Wyvern Theatre car park for a flagship central library as well as a museum and art gallery to create a cultural quarter for the town.
  • Stephen Friar speculates that the wyvern entered British heraldry as the standard of the Roman cohort and later appeared as the "burning dragon" of Cadwallader (the origin of the red dragon of Wales).
  • 'gentlefolk' in the book are the merest marionettes, but there are descriptive passages of first-rate vigour, and the voice of wisdom is heard from the lips of an early Greek choregus in the figure of an old parson called Mr. Wyvern. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
  • I would like to thank the young people who worked to put on a wonderful performance of Sound of Music at the Wyvern.
  • A strange serpent had its fangs plunged into the throat of a wyvern. THE LAST TEMPTATION
  • A golden wyvern was featured on the flag of King Harold (Goodwinson/ Godewineson) of Wessex and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.
  • Notorious skinflint Scrooge makes an appearance at the Wyvern Theatre on Friday in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
  • The star is one of many celebrities set to appear on the Wyvern Theatre's stage this spring.
  • None in our day and age have encountered the lethe wyvern face to face at least none that have survived to tell the tale .
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