Capricorn
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Capricorn
- /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ UK
- /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).
proper noun ♑︎
- Synonym of Capricornus (constellation). The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne, The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.
- The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).
- A person with this sign, according to their birthdate.
noun Capricorns
- Someone with a Capricorn star sign. ‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’
verb Capricorns · Capricorning · Capricorned
- To adorn with horns. Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head."
