cynosuren.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)sjʊə/,

/ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)ʃʊə/,

/ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)zjʊə/,

/ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)ʒʊə/,

/ˈsɪnə(ʊ)sjʊə/,

/ˈsɪnə(ʊ)ʃʊə/,

/ˈsɪnə(ʊ)zjʊə/,

/ˈsɪnə(ʊ)ʒʊə/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪnəˌʃʊ(ə)r/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s in Latin form.

Etymology: < French cynosure (16th cent.), < Latin cynosūra, < Greek κυνόσουρα dog's tail, Ursa Minor.

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

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Minor

beara1398

Septentrionc1425

horn1513

Little Bear1555

cynosure1596

Ursa Minor1728

dog's tail1851

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > giant > [noun] > supergiant > Pole star

North Stara1387

polea1398

shipman-star1398

pole arcticc1400

tramontanec1400

transmontane starc1400

pommel1503

sail-star?c1510

Pole Star1555

star?1555

Arctic Pole1565

polar star1578

northern star1590

cynosure1596

Polaris1675

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. B^v Cynosure, whose praise the sea-man sings.

1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 267 The Circuit of the Cinosura about the Pole.

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) iii. 239 These Ships..the Cynosure Guides straight along the sea.

1792 D. Lloyd Voy. Life iv. 72 The stedfast Cynosure renown'd at sea.

2. figurative.

a. Something that serves for guidance or direction; a ‘guiding star’.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance > that which guides

lodestarc1374

clew1385

Palinurus1567

stern1577

thread1580

twist1580

sea-mark1589

Pole Star1590

cynosure1596

buoya1603

oracle1612

leading light1653

gospela1674

indexc1750

polar stara1774

pilot star1789

clue1840

guidance1841

guideline1917

breadcrumb trail1969

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. C3 The Cynosura of the purest thought, Faire Helice, by whom the heart is taught.

1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions i. i. 12 For the guidance of our either caution, or liberty..the onely Cynosure is our Charity.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 18 He hath written, The Rudiments of Grammar..the Cynosura for many of our best Grammarians.

1809 J. West Mother (1810) 225 Thy victor-flag Flames like a steady cynosure.

b. Something that attracts attention by its brilliancy or beauty; a centre of attraction, interest, or admiration.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > a centre of attraction

adamantc1426

cynosure1601

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered viii. 26 You Cynosura and Lucifer of nations, the stupor and admiration of the world.]

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Serm. Paules Crosse Martij 1600 64 Himselfe..the Cynosure of their affections.

1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 33 Som beauty..The Cynosure of neighbouring eyes.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. i. 45 The fair young Queen,..the cynosure of all eyes.

1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) lxxxiii. 445 Before another year elapses Rome will be the cynosure of the world.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cynosure
释义	cynosuren. Brit. /ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)sjʊə/, /ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)ʃʊə/, /ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)zjʊə/, /ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)ʒʊə/, /ˈsɪnə(ʊ)sjʊə/, /ˈsɪnə(ʊ)ʃʊə/, /ˈsɪnə(ʊ)zjʊə/, /ˈsɪnə(ʊ)ʒʊə/, U.S. /ˈsaɪnəˌʃʊ(ə)r/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s in Latin form. Etymology: < French cynosure (16th cent.), < Latin cynosūra, < Greek κυνόσουρα dog's tail, Ursa Minor. 1. The northern constellation Ursa Minor, which contains in its tail the Pole-star; also applied to the Pole-star itself. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Minor beara1398 Septentrionc1425 horn1513 Little Bear1555 cynosure1596 Ursa Minor1728 dog's tail1851 the world > the universe > star > kind of star > giant > [noun] > supergiant > Pole star North Stara1387 polea1398 shipman-star1398 pole arcticc1400 tramontanec1400 transmontane starc1400 pommel1503 sail-star?c1510 Pole Star1555 star?1555 Arctic Pole1565 polar star1578 northern star1590 cynosure1596 Polaris1675 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. B^v Cynosure, whose praise the sea-man sings. 1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 267 The Circuit of the Cinosura about the Pole. 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) iii. 239 These Ships..the Cynosure Guides straight along the sea. 1792 D. Lloyd Voy. Life iv. 72 The stedfast Cynosure renown'd at sea. 2. figurative. a. Something that serves for guidance or direction; a ‘guiding star’. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance > that which guides lodestarc1374 clew1385 Palinurus1567 stern1577 thread1580 twist1580 sea-mark1589 Pole Star1590 cynosure1596 buoya1603 oracle1612 leading light1653 gospela1674 indexc1750 polar stara1774 pilot star1789 clue1840 guidance1841 guideline1917 breadcrumb trail1969 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. C3 The Cynosura of the purest thought, Faire Helice, by whom the heart is taught. 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions i. i. 12 For the guidance of our either caution, or liberty..the onely Cynosure is our Charity. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 18 He hath written, The Rudiments of Grammar..the Cynosura for many of our best Grammarians. 1809 J. West Mother (1810) 225 Thy victor-flag Flames like a steady cynosure. b. Something that attracts attention by its brilliancy or beauty; a centre of attraction, interest, or admiration. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > a centre of attraction adamantc1426 cynosure1601 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered viii. 26 You Cynosura and Lucifer of nations, the stupor and admiration of the world.] 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Serm. Paules Crosse Martij 1600 64 Himselfe..the Cynosure of their affections. 1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 33 Som beauty..The Cynosure of neighbouring eyes. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. i. 45 The fair young Queen,..the cynosure of all eyes. 1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) lxxxiii. 445 Before another year elapses Rome will be the cynosure of the world. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1596
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