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Definition of Taurus the bull
1. Noun. The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20.
Generic synonyms: House, Mansion, Planetary House, Sign, Sign Of The Zodiac, Star Sign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taurus The Bull
Literary usage of Taurus the bull
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)
"... taurus the bull I mark, stern Taurus, through the twilight grey, The glinting
of thy horn, And sullen front, uprising large and dim, Bent to the starry ..."
2. Uranography: Or, A Description of the Heavens; Designed for Academics and by Ezra Otis Kendall (1845)
"He was, however, made a constellation after death, in compliment to his father,
Mercury. TAURUS— The Bull. The most remarkable stars in this constellation ..."
3. The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Thomas Dick (1849)
"V. TAURUS—THE BULL. ORION. PART OF ERIDANUS—THE RIVER Po. ... TAURUS. THE BULL
is represented in an attitude of rage, as if about to plunge at Orion, ..."
4. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"... taurus the bull I mark, stem Taurus, through the twilight grey, The glinting
of thy horn, And sullen front, uprising large and dim. ..."
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