Scorpion

scorpion English thumb|The constellation Scorpio(n) Etymology From the animal en scorpion, from en la scorpio scorpion. Proper noun the Scorpion en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius. And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose 1873 en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 20 The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman. en 1821 Thomas Kerigan The young navigator's guide to the sidereal and planetary parts of nautical astronomy 73 Ras Alhague is nearly due north of Lesath, in the tail of the Scorpion, at the distance of 51 degrees: en 1882 Robert Brown On a German Astronomico-astrological Manuscript, and on the Origin of the Signs of the Zodiac J.B. Nichols and Sons London 8 The Crab and the Scorpion much resemble each other, as indeed they do in many other instances, the former being a reduplication of the latter. 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. en 1924 w:EM Forster A Passage to India 123 Penguin 2005 Smiling proudly, he glanced outward at the country, which was still invisible except as a dark movement in the darkness; then upwards at the sky, where the stars of the sprawling Scorpion had begun to pale. en 1971 Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) Richard Carpenter Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac Puffin Books Harmondsworth 112 ‘I have it!’ said the excited magician. ‘I have the Sign of the Scorpion!’ Noun en astrology Someone with the Scorpio star sign. en 14 Nov 1947 Mountain District Free Press and Frentree Gully News Tecoma, Vic. 8 2 No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions. Adjective - en astrology Of or relating to the Scorpio star sign. Translations of the Scorpio star sign French Etymology From fr la scorpio scorpiōnem scorpion. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Scorpion.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) Proper noun m le Scorpion fr astrology the celestial constellation Scorpio fr astronomy the zodiac sign Scorpio See also Anagrams fr picorons fr Constellations in the zodiac Romanian thumb|The constellation Scorpio(n) Etymology ro :bor fr:scorpion 2 1 Proper noun ro proper noun ro astronomy astrology Scorpio See also