Lion

lion lìon líon English Proper noun 1 en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Leo. en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 19 The Lion reigneth in the Back, Sides, Bones, Sinews and Griſles. en 1862 [Frances Rolleston] Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations Rivingtons London 15 Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion. 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 1903 Emmeline M. Plunket Ancient Calendars and Constellations London 66 John Murray The constellations of the Lion and the Scorpion, there can be no doubt, were appropriate star marks for the summer and autumn seasons, when the spring equinoctial point was in the Bull. en 4 Mar 1905 The Australasian Melbourne 49 4 "'Tis the simplest thing in the world, sir," said Sheridan. "Virgo, the Maiden, follows Leo, the Lion, in society, as well as in the Zodiac." en 1920 Edward Carpenter Edward Carpenter Pagan and Christian Creeds 1921 New York Harcourt, Brace and Co. 49 [T]he Lion is of course one of the most prominent constellations of the Zodiac, and its conquest is obviously the work of a Saviour of mankind. en 14 Nov 1947 Mountain District Free Press and Frentree Gully News Tecoma, Vic. 8 2 Now, if you went down into the forest where the spring gum-tips gleam gold and ruby in whatever sunshine, Heaven thinks fit to apportion at this season to residents of the Dandenongs (who surely were all born Aquarians) what sign of the Zodiac would you expect to meet? Not Leo the Lion or Capricornus the Goat, though the Italians keep a few Capricorns for cheeses but chain them up. The goats I mean. en 1971 Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) Richard Carpenter Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac Puffin Books Harmondsworth 67 ‘The Sign of the Lion is hidden from me,’ he said to Touchwood. Noun en American football A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions. en Canadian football A player for Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions. en soccer A player for the England football team. en Australian rules football A player or supporter of the Brisbane Lions. Anagrams en ilno LINO Nilo- Olin lino loin noil French thumb|Lion Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Lion.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) Proper noun m le Lion Leo (constellation) fr astrology Leo (star sign) See also Anagrams fr loin fr Constellations Constellations in the zodiac Manx Etymology From gv sga Laigin. Proper noun gv proper noun m gv province c/Ireland Leinster References 29389 Laigin Further reading Queiggey Lion gv Occitan oc: Proper noun m oc capital city r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes c/France Lyon Lyons Derived terms oc lionés