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Definition of Aquarius the water bearer
1. Noun. The eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18.
Generic synonyms: House, Mansion, Planetary House, Sign, Sign Of The Zodiac, Star Sign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aquarius The Water Bearer
Literary usage of Aquarius the water bearer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"... aquarius the water bearer While by the Horse's head the Water-Pourer Spreads
his right hand. ARATOS. THE astronomers of all nations, with the exception ..."
2. Summary-savory, Gleaned from Rural Nooks in Pleasant Weather: Gleaned from by Benjamin Franklin Taylor (1879)
"AQUARIUS THE WATER-BEARER. IT rains! It is the paradise of Batrachians. Batra-
chians are frogs, and frogs are rana. Hence rainy, and there you have a ..."
3. Uranography: Or, A Description of the Heavens; Designed for Academics and by Ezra Otis Kendall (1845)
"Apparatus Sculptoris . The Sculptor's Tools. Indus The Indian. AQUARIUS—The
Water-bearer. The principal stars in this constellation are: a Sadalmelik. ..."
4. The Stars in Song and Legend by Jermain Gildersleeve Porter (1901)
"AQUARIUS, THE WATER-BEARER The sun his locks beneath Aquarius tempers, And now
the nights draw near to half the day. LONGFELLOW — Translation of Dante. ..."
5. The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Thomas Dick (1849)
"AQUARIUS. THE WATER-BEARER.—This constellation is represented by the figure of
a man, pouring out water from an urn. It is situated in the Zodiac, ..."
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