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Charles's Wain

[ chahrl-ziz weyn ]

noun

British Astronomy.


Charles's Wain

/ ɱɪ /

noun

  1. another name for the Plough
“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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Charles's Wain1

before 1000; Old English Carles æ Carl's wagon ( Carl for Charlemagne); wain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Charles's Wain1

Old English Carles æ, from Carl Charlemagne + æ wain
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Septentriō′nes, the constellation of the Great Bear, or the seven stars near the north pole-star, called Charles's Wain.

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Pointing to Charles’s wain I said, “A good star for travellers.”

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The Great Bear, showing the position of Charles's Wain, and also the small binary star ξ in the hind foot, whose period has been determined.

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Now, although most people know Charles's Wain when they see it, we may still learn a good deal about it.

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The Pole-star is really the front horse of a small imitation of Charles's Wain, which, however, has never been called by any special name, but only part of the "Little Bear."

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