\kuh-NAHRD\, noun: 1. An unfounded, false, or fabricated report or story. 2. A horizontal control and stabilizing surface mounted forward of the main wing of an aircraft. 3. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizer is mounted forward of the main wing.
“That,” I told the young man stiffly, “is a vile canard! I would never eat applesauce after the fall equinox!”
