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ˈtʃɑrl zɪz ˈweɪncharles's wain
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Princeton's WordNet
Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagonnoun
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
GCIDE
Charles's Wain
The group of seven stars, commonly called the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Charless-wainnoun
The northern constellation, called the Bear.
There are seven stars in Ursa minor, and in Charles’s-wain, or Plaustrum of Ursa major, seven. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Webster Dictionary
Charles's Wain
the group of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa
Etymology: [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles wn (for wgn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Charles's Wain
n. a name given to the seven bright stars in Ursa Major, the Plough. [A.S. Carles wægn, Carl being Charlemagne.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Charles's Wain
the constellation of Ursa Major, a wagon without a wagoner.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
charles's wain
The seven conspicuous stars in Ursa Major, of which two are called the pointers, from showing a line to the pole-star.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Charles's Wain in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Charles's Wain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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