Taurusn.

Brit.

/ˈtɔːrəs/, U.S.

/ˈtɔrəs/

Etymology: < Latin taurus bull.

1. Astronomy.

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a. The second of the zodiacal constellations, the Bull, in which are included the groups of the Pleiades and Hyades.

b. Also, the second of the divisions or signs of the Zodiac, into which the sun enters on or near the 21st of April: originally identical with the constellation (cf. cancer n. 1). Symbol ♉.

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1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) viii. x Taurus..is an erþy signe..And he is þe hous of substaunce and of ryches and possessioun of fonging & of ȝeuynge.

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §21. 13 As aries hath [respect to] thin heued, & taurus thy nekke & thy throte, gemyni thyn armholes & thin armes.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iii. 69 See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus hornes.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 196 Some say, The Stars ith' Zodiack, Are more then a whole Signe gone back, Since Ptolemy; and prove the same, In Taurus now, then in the Ram.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 769 As Bees In spring time, when the Sun with Taurus rides.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §94. 36 In 1861 it was found that a small nebula, discovered in 1856 in Taurus..had disappeared.

c. A person born under the zodiacal sign of Taurus. Also attributive or as adj.

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1901 C. A. Walker Under Lucky Star 84 The head-workers of humanity could accomplish but little without assistance from the practical, executive Taurus.

1927 G. Sully First Princ. Astrol. iii. 24 Taurus and Gemini make good mates when they set out to help one another unselfishly.

1943 D. Powell Time to be Born (new ed.) xi. 272 Her astrologer..failed her by promising a new man, a Taurus with a heart condition.

1964 L. MacNeice Astrol. v. 147 A 19th-century astrologer's idea of a Taurus woman.

1971 V. Canning Firecrest iii. 35 Henry Martin Dilling, born 1927, the same age as himself; though Dilling was a Leo and he Taurus.

1979 S. Rifkin McQuaid in August (1980) ix. 85 I'm Sagittarius. If you're Taurus..we can get a big thing going.

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†2. Zoology. An obsolete genus including the common ox (now Bos taurus).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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释义	Taurusn. Brit. /ˈtɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˈtɔrəs/ Etymology: < Latin taurus bull. 1. Astronomy. Thesaurus » Categories » a. The second of the zodiacal constellations, the Bull, in which are included the groups of the Pleiades and Hyades. b. Also, the second of the divisions or signs of the Zodiac, into which the sun enters on or near the 21st of April: originally identical with the constellation (cf. cancer n. 1). Symbol ♉. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Taurus Taurus1398 bull1509 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) viii. x Taurus..is an erþy signe..And he is þe hous of substaunce and of ryches and possessioun of fonging & of ȝeuynge. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §21. 13 As aries hath [respect to] thin heued, & taurus thy nekke & thy throte, gemyni thyn armholes & thin armes. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iii. 69 See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus hornes. View more context for this quotation 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 196 Some say, The Stars ith' Zodiack, Are more then a whole Signe gone back, Since Ptolemy; and prove the same, In Taurus now, then in the Ram. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 769 As Bees In spring time, when the Sun with Taurus rides. View more context for this quotation 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §94. 36 In 1861 it was found that a small nebula, discovered in 1856 in Taurus..had disappeared. c. A person born under the zodiacal sign of Taurus. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Taurus > person born under Taurus1901 Taurean1911 1901 C. A. Walker Under Lucky Star 84 The head-workers of humanity could accomplish but little without assistance from the practical, executive Taurus. 1927 G. Sully First Princ. Astrol. iii. 24 Taurus and Gemini make good mates when they set out to help one another unselfishly. 1943 D. Powell Time to be Born (new ed.) xi. 272 Her astrologer..failed her by promising a new man, a Taurus with a heart condition. 1964 L. MacNeice Astrol. v. 147 A 19th-century astrologer's idea of a Taurus woman. 1971 V. Canning Firecrest iii. 35 Henry Martin Dilling, born 1927, the same age as himself; though Dilling was a Leo and he Taurus. 1979 S. Rifkin McQuaid in August (1980) ix. 85 I'm Sagittarius. If you're Taurus..we can get a big thing going. Categories » †2. Zoology. An obsolete genus including the common ox (now Bos taurus). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1398
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