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Capricorn

proper noun

  1. constellation of the He-Goat
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ / /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/

name

Etymology: From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).

  1. Synonym of Capricornus (constellation).

    “The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne, The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.”

  2. The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).
  3. The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

noun

Etymology: From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).

  1. Someone with a Capricorn star sign.

    “‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’”

verb

Etymology: From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).

  1. To adorn with horns.

    “Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head."”