Boötes

[ boh-oh-teez ]

/ boʊˈoʊ tiz /

noun, genitive Bo·ö·tis [boh-oh-tis]. /boʊˈoʊ tɪs/. Astronomy.

the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.

Origin of Boötes

1650–60; <Latin <Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver

Words nearby Boötes

boot camp, boot-cut, booted, bootee, bootery, Boötes, boot-faced, booth, booth-babe, bootheel, Boothia

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Example sentences from the Web for Boötes

Charles's Wain lay inverted in the northern horizon; Bootes had driven his sparkling herd down the slope of the western sky.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby
Your lordshipp is learned as well as I (it is bootles & I should offer you the bootes), you knowing the Latine to expounde.
Narcissus|Unknown
But neither the virgin of Tegea, nor the sword-bearing Orion, 906 the companion of Bootes, will have to be beheld by thee.
Ars Amatoria, or The Art Of Love|Ovid
In 1652 a man was fined for excess of apparel "in bootes, rebonds, gould and silver lace."
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments|Henry M. Brooks

The Benedictine monks wore bootes, I beleeve, like these—at least 1/2 bootes.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)|John Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for Boötes

Boötes

/ (bəʊˈəʊtiːz) /

noun Latin genitive Boötis (bəʊˈəʊtɪs)

a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus

Word Origin for Boötes

C17: via Latin from Greek: ploughman, from boōtein to plough, from bous ox

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for Boötes

Boötes

[ bō-ō′tēz ]

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Virgo and Corona Borealis. It contains the bright star Arcturus. Boötes (the Plowman or Herdsman) is one of the earliest recorded constellations.

单词	boötes
释义	Boötes [ boh-oh-teez ] / boʊˈoʊ tiz / noun, genitive Bo·ö·tis [boh-oh-tis]. /boʊˈoʊ tɪs/. Astronomy. the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus. Origin of Boötes 1650–60; <Latin <Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver Words nearby Boötes boot camp, boot-cut, booted, bootee, bootery, Boötes, boot-faced, booth, booth-babe, bootheel, Boothia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Boötes Charles's Wain lay inverted in the northern horizon; Bootes had driven his sparkling herd down the slope of the western sky. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby Your lordshipp is learned as well as I (it is bootles & I should offer you the bootes), you knowing the Latine to expounde. Narcissus\|Unknown But neither the virgin of Tegea, nor the sword-bearing Orion, 906 the companion of Bootes, will have to be beheld by thee. Ars Amatoria, or The Art Of Love\|Ovid In 1652 a man was fined for excess of apparel "in bootes, rebonds, gould and silver lace." The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments\|Henry M. Brooks The Benedictine monks wore bootes, I beleeve, like these—at least 1/2 bootes. Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)\|John Aubrey British Dictionary definitions for Boötes Boötes / (bəʊˈəʊtiːz) / noun Latin genitive Boötis (bəʊˈəʊtɪs) a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus Word Origin for Boötes C17: via Latin from Greek: ploughman, from boōtein to plough, from bous ox Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Boötes Boötes [ bō-ō′tēz ] A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Virgo and Corona Borealis. It contains the bright star Arcturus. Boötes (the Plowman or Herdsman) is one of the earliest recorded constellations. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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