| sagittarius | <astronomy> The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [<sagittarius/] in almanacs; the Archer. A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow. Origin: L, literally, an archer, fr. Sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. Sagitta an arrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sagittary | 1. A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver. 2. The Arsenal in Venice; so called from having a figure of an archer over the door. See: Sagittarius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sagittate | Shaped like an arrow-head. (09 Oct 1997) |