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North Stara1387

The Pole Star, Polaris (α Ursae Minoris).

polea1398

Either of the two points in the celestial sphere (north and south) about which as fixed points the stars appear to revolve, being the points at…

shipman-star1398

the pole-star.

pole arcticc1400

The Pole Star. Also occasionally: the North Pole. Cf. Arctic Pole, n. 1.

tramontanec1400

The north pole-star: originally so called in Italy and Provence, because visible beyond the Alps: cf. Italian tramontana (Florio 1598), Old French tr

transmontane starc1400

also absol. transmontane, the north pole-star; = tramontane, n. 1.

pommel1503

A rounded knob; any sort of ornamental knob. The Pole Star. Obsolete.

sail-star?c1510

= lodestar, n.

Pole Star1555

A prominent star in the constellation Ursa Minor (α Ursae Minoris) which is close to the north celestial pole and may be used (in northern…

star?1555

figurative and in figurative contexts. spec. A person who or thing which guides or leads someone. Cf. lodestar, n. 2 Pole Star, n. 2.

Arctic Pole1565

Astronomy †The Pole Star (Polaris, α Ursae Minoris) (obsolete). Also: the north celestial pole (now historical and rare). See also the earlier pole a

polar star1578

The Pole Star; (also) an analogous fifth-magnitude star in the southern hemisphere, σ Octantis, close to the south celestial pole. Also figurative

northern star1590

the Pole Star.

cynosure1596

The northern constellation Ursa Minor, which contains in its tail the Pole-star; also applied to the Pole-star itself.

Polaris1675

Astronomy. = Pole Star, n. 1a.

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