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Sea-goat
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sea goat
English
thumb|The Sea-goat appears on this Roman coin, one of the coins of Augustus
Alternative forms
en Sea-Goat
Etymology
By proprialization from en sea goat sea-goat; en goat corresponding with the en capri- of en Capricorn via calquing.
Proper noun
the Sea-goat
en Q10535 en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Capricorn (♑).
en Goat Horned Goat the Goat the Horned Goat
en 1722 Isaac Watts The Art of Reading and Writing English: or, The Chief Principles and Rules of Pronouncing our Mother-Tongue, both in Prose and Verse John Clark London 148 Capricornus, the Sea-Goat.
en 1893 J. H. Broome The Astral Origin of the Emblems, the Zodiacal Signs, and the Astral Hebrew Alphabet, as shown in the ‘Astronomical Register’ Edward Stanford London 19 The Sea Goat marks the Winter time,When in this Sign the sun doth shine.
en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 16 The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins,And next the Crab, the Lion shines,The Virgin and the Scales;The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.