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Definition of Northern cross
1. Noun. A cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus.
Definition of Northern cross
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A summer asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a cross. It includes the stars Deneb and Albireo. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Northern Cross
Literary usage of Northern cross
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)
"The brightest stars in Cygnus form the so-called " northern cross," a perfect
and beautiful figure, which Lowell thus alludes to in his poem, ..."
2. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1852)
"Restoring the object-glass and eye-piece to their places, and bringing the central
wire on the northern cross, I turned the instrument on the southern, ..."
3. Illinois as it is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws by Frederick Gerhard (1857)
"The northern cross Railroad— Runs from Galesburg to Quincy. Length, 100 miles.
The northern cross Branch Railroad — Will run from Morgan City, ..."
4. Illinois as it is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws by Frederick Gerhard (1857)
"The Northern Croe t Branch Railroad — Will run from Morgan City, on the Great
Western Railroad, to Camp Point, on the northern cross Railroad, and traverse, ..."
5. Publication by Illinois State Historical Society, Illinois State Historical Library (1909)
"RECOLLECTIONS OF THE northern cross RAILROAD. By George M. McConnel. It is not
possible for me to adequately put in words my deep regret that a removal from ..."
6. Social Studies in England by Sarah Knowles Bolton (1893)
"Boston Latin School by Willis Boyd crusaders gives an imaginary tinge to the "The
northern cross, a story of the idea of the northern cross for young Allen, ..."
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