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Capricorn

name
/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/UK/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from Capricornus

Definitions

  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…

    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. Someone with a Capricorn star sign.

    • ‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    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."

The neighborhood

Derived

Capricorn beetle, first point of Capricorn, Tropic of Capricorn

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Capricorn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA