Little Bearn.

Brit.

/ˌlɪtl ˈbɛː/, U.S.

/ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈbɛ(ə)r/

Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and bear n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: little adj., bear n.¹

Etymology: < little adj. + bear n.¹, after classical Latin Ursa Minor (see Ursa Minor n. at Ursa n. 3). Compare earlier Lesser Bear at lesser adj. 3b and Less Bear (1449; compare less adj. 1a), and also Great Bear n., bear n.¹ 4.

Astronomy.

With the. (The English name of) the northern constellation Ursa Minor, which contains the Pole Star (Polaris). Cf. Ursa Minor n. at Ursa n. 3.Cf. cynosure n. 1, dog's tail n. 2.

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Septentrionc1425

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Little Bear1555

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1555 R. Eden Of Pole Antartike in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 245^v The pole Antartike hath nother the greate beare nor the lyttle.

1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue f. 150 About our Artick pole ye myght The lyttle Beare fyrst see: That called are, the guardes of those That cunnyng saylers be.

1658 L. Lemnius Secret Miracles of Nature iii. iv. 199 The little Bear, as the Antients called it, is by long use and experience observed by those that go to Sea, because it is fixed and unmoveable.

1707 J. Dunton Athenian Sport 74 The Constellation call'd the little Bear, in Greek is Cynosura, which is in plain English, Dogs-Tail.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xli. 496 The two hind wheels are the pointers, which direct us to the pole star, in the extremity of the tail of the little bear.

1898 A. Gilberne Sun, Moon & Stars x. 98 The Pointers..point in nearly a straight line to a certain important star, in the end of the Little Bear's tail.

1976 W. Kyselka & R. Lanterman Noth Star to Southern Cross 63 (caption) Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, commonly known as the Little Dipper, looks more like a saucepan than a dipper.

2001 UFO Mag. Jan. 67/1 The Egyptians..would have been able to establish north by judging the relative positions of two other moderately bright stars—Kochab in the Little Bear, and Mizar, in the Plough, or Great Bear.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	little bear
释义	Little Bearn. Brit. /ˌlɪtl ˈbɛː/, U.S. /ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈbɛ(ə)r/ Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and bear n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: little adj., bear n.¹ Etymology: < little adj. + bear n.¹, after classical Latin Ursa Minor (see Ursa Minor n. at Ursa n. 3). Compare earlier Lesser Bear at lesser adj. 3b and Less Bear (1449; compare less adj. 1a), and also Great Bear n., bear n.¹ 4. Astronomy. With the. (The English name of) the northern constellation Ursa Minor, which contains the Pole Star (Polaris). Cf. Ursa Minor n. at Ursa n. 3.Cf. cynosure n. 1, dog's tail n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Minor beara1398 Septentrionc1425 horn1513 Little Bear1555 cynosure1596 Ursa Minor1728 dog's tail1851 1555 R. Eden Of Pole Antartike in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 245^v The pole Antartike hath nother the greate beare nor the lyttle. 1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue f. 150 About our Artick pole ye myght The lyttle Beare fyrst see: That called are, the guardes of those That cunnyng saylers be. 1658 L. Lemnius Secret Miracles of Nature iii. iv. 199 The little Bear, as the Antients called it, is by long use and experience observed by those that go to Sea, because it is fixed and unmoveable. 1707 J. Dunton Athenian Sport 74 The Constellation call'd the little Bear, in Greek is Cynosura, which is in plain English, Dogs-Tail. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xli. 496 The two hind wheels are the pointers, which direct us to the pole star, in the extremity of the tail of the little bear. 1898 A. Gilberne Sun, Moon & Stars x. 98 The Pointers..point in nearly a straight line to a certain important star, in the end of the Little Bear's tail. 1976 W. Kyselka & R. Lanterman Noth Star to Southern Cross 63 (caption) Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, commonly known as the Little Dipper, looks more like a saucepan than a dipper. 2001 UFO Mag. Jan. 67/1 The Egyptians..would have been able to establish north by judging the relative positions of two other moderately bright stars—Kochab in the Little Bear, and Mizar, in the Plough, or Great Bear. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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