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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Lost′ Ple′iad. - Language VarietiesSee under Pleiades (def. 1).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ple•ia•des (plē′ə dēz′, plī′-),USA pronunciation n.pl. - Mythology[Class. Myth.]seven daughters of Atlas and half sisters of the Hyades, placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion. One of them (the Lost Pleiad) hides, either from grief or shame.
- Astronomya conspicuous group or cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, commonly spoken of as seven, though only six are visible.
- Greek Pleíades (singular Pleías); akin to pleîn to sail
- Latin Plīades
- Middle English Pliades 1350–1400
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