单词 | sagittarius |
释义 | Sagittariusn. 1. a. Astronomy. (With capital S.) The zodiacal constellation of the Archer; hence, the ninth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 22 November. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Sagittarius shooter1386 sagittar1390 Sagittarius1390 sagittary1413 archer1594 the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Sagittarius Sagittarius1390 sagittary1413 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 123 The nynthe Signe..Is cleped Sagittarius. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. x. 313. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Sagittario The signe Sagittarius. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Constellation Sagittarius. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 382 The bifurcation continues through the Wolf, the Altar, the Scorpion, and Sagittarius, as far as the Serpent. b. The mythic Centaur who was fabled to have been transformed into this constellation. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > centaur centaureOE hippocentaurOE sagittary1509 onocentaur1523 Sagittariusa1592 half-horse1605 centauress1754 a1592 R. Greene Hist. Orlando Furioso (1594) sig. F As though that Sagittarius in his pride, Could take braue Læda from stout Iupiter? 2. Heraldry. A bearing representing a centaur (or perhaps in early use a horseman) with a drawn bow. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters dragonc1330 griffina1400 yalec1425 mermaid1445 manticorec1470 cockatrice1513 mermaiden1538 opinicus1546 lituit1562 Pegasus1562 equicerve1572 harpy1572 lyciske1572 verme1572 wyver1599 merman1601 lion-dragon1610 lion-poisson1610 wyvern1610 Sagittarius1619 sagittary1632 man-fish1653 sea lion1661 satyral1724 man-tiger1780 sea-dog1780 Welsh dragon1799 camelopardel1830 satyr1845 serpivolant1866 sea monkey1909 1619 R. Brooke Catal. Kings, etc. ⁋3 b It is said, that King Stephen entring this Realme, the signe being in Sagittarius, and obtayning great victory by the helpe of his Archers, assumed the Sagitarius for his Arms. 1677 F. Sandford Geneal. Hist. Kings Eng. i. vi. 38 (margin) The Moneth of December, the Sun being then in the Celestial Sign Sagittarius. 1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 35 Besides these may be enumerated the..Unicorn Sagittarius, &c. 3. Astrology. = Sagittarian n. Also without article. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Sagittarius > person born under Sagittarian1911 Sagittarius1940 1940 R. Gleadow Astrol. in Everyday Life ix. 209 No one, of course, can think more quickly than Gemini; but Sagittarius can guess; he is very intuitive. 1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) i. 3 ‘Was Pope John a Gemini?’ ‘Oh no... He was a Sagittarius.’ 1970 Guardian 27 Apr. 1/1 The Labour member for Bebington is a Sagittarius. 1979 S. Rifkin McQuaid in August (1980) vi. 35 It is clear to me you're Sagittarius. You're prompt, calm, and very reliable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1390 |
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