Swan in English
- swan⇄adj. swanlike.
- swan⇄expr. I swan, I declare.
Ex. If you haven't observed it, I have, and a queer one it is, I swan (Thomas C. Haliburton). - swan⇄expr. swan it, (Informal.) to go by swanning; drift; roam.
Ex. He'll be all right for another year or two, swanning it around the islands (Atlantic). - swan⇄noun 1. a large, graceful water bird with a long, slender, curving neck. The grown male is usually pure white. Swans are closely related to geese and ducks.
2. (Figurative.) a person or thing that is considered faultless and has purity, great beau - swan⇄swan (1), noun, verb, swanned,swanning.
- swan⇄swan (2), intransitive verb.
(U.S. Dialect.) - Swan⇄Swan, noun.
the northern constellation Cygnus. - swan⇄v.i. (Especially British.) to move like a swan; float; drift.
Ex. I shall swan about in my bachelor flat in Prince of Wales Drive (Christopher Matthew).