Hyadesn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪədiːz/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌdiz/

Forms: Rarely anglicized Hyads.

Etymology: < Greek ὑάδες, feminine plural, in popular etymology connected with ὕειν to rain (their heliacal rising being supposed to prognosticate rain), but perhaps < ὗς, ὕος swine, the Latin name being suculae little pigs. With the anglicized Hyads compare French Hyades.

Astronomy.

A group of stars near the Pleiades, in the head of the constellation Taurus, the chief of which is the bright red star Aldebaran.

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Hyades1398

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) viii. xxv Hyades..bene reyny sterres, for in þe risynge of them falleþ moche rayne.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. viii. 21 Of every sterne the twinkilling notis he..Arthuris huyfe, and Hyades.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiii. 220 The Pleyads and Hyads make the Seasons; the Dogstarre maketh the heat of the Sommer.

1637 T. Heywood True Descr. Royall Ship 27 Shining like five of the seven Hyades.

1838 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy (ed. 2) 465 The Pleiads, Hyads, and Orion's strength.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 104/2 Aldebaran and the Hyades form the forehead and eye.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hyades
释义	Hyadesn. Brit. /ˈhʌɪədiːz/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌdiz/ Forms: Rarely anglicized Hyads. Etymology: < Greek ὑάδες, feminine plural, in popular etymology connected with ὕειν to rain (their heliacal rising being supposed to prognosticate rain), but perhaps < ὗς, ὕος swine, the Latin name being suculae little pigs. With the anglicized Hyads compare French Hyades. Astronomy. A group of stars near the Pleiades, in the head of the constellation Taurus, the chief of which is the bright red star Aldebaran. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [noun] > Hyades Hyades1398 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) viii. xxv Hyades..bene reyny sterres, for in þe risynge of them falleþ moche rayne. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. viii. 21 Of every sterne the twinkilling notis he..Arthuris huyfe, and Hyades. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiii. 220 The Pleyads and Hyads make the Seasons; the Dogstarre maketh the heat of the Sommer. 1637 T. Heywood True Descr. Royall Ship 27 Shining like five of the seven Hyades. 1838 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy (ed. 2) 465 The Pleiads, Hyads, and Orion's strength. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 104/2 Aldebaran and the Hyades form the forehead and eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1398
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