Circinusn.
/ˈsəːsɪnəs/ Astronomy.
Name of a southern constellation.
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Circinus1837
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1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 185/1 Circinus, the Compasses, a constellation..not very far from the South Pole.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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n.1837- to make a girdle about
- to make a girdle round about
- to make a go of
- to make a go of it
- to make a gold
- to make a good face
- to make a good fist
- to make a good job of
- to make a good landfall
- to make a good penny of, by, from
- to make a good show
- to make a good thing of
- to make a good thing out of
- to make a good, etc, go of
- to make a good, poor, etc, showing
- to make a grand slam
- to make a great face
- to make a grimace or grimaces
- to make a hack in the post
- to make a haggis of
- to make a hames of
- to make a hand
- to make a hand of
- to make a hand on
- to make a hand with