Wain
81Charles's Wain — O.E. Carles wægn, a star group associated in medieval times with Charlemagne, but originally with the nearby bright star ARCTURUS (Cf. Arcturus), which is linked by folk etymology to L. Arturus Arthur. Which places the seven star asterism at the… …
82John Barrington Wain — noun English writer (1925 1994) • Syn: ↑Wain, ↑John Wain • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …
83John Wain — noun English writer (1925 1994) • Syn: ↑Wain, ↑John Barrington Wain • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …
84the Lesser Wain — The constellation Ursa Minor, or the seven brightest stars in it • • • Main Entry: ↑wain …
85УЭЙН (Wain) Джон — (1925 94) английский писатель. роман Спеши вниз (1953) характерен для мироощущения рассерженных молодых людей . Реалистические романы Соперники (1958), Зима в горах (1970). В духе массовой культуры роман Рассказ продавца индульгенций (1979).… …
86Charles's Wain — Dipper Dip per, n. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small grebe; the dabchick. (b) The buffel duck. (c) The water ouzel ({Cinolus aquaticus}) of… …
87Hay Wain — the best known painting (1821) by the English artist John Constable. It is in the National Gallery in London, and shows a typical English countryside scene of the period, in summer. Wain is an old fashioned word meaning a farm cart. * * * …
88Charles's Wain — /chahrl ziz wayn /, Brit. See Big Dipper. [bef. 1000; OE Carles waegn Carl s wagon (Carl for Charlemagne); see WAIN] * * * …
89charles's wain — The Great Bear, Ursa Major, The Wain, The Cleaver, The Dipper …
90the wain — Charles s Wain, the Great Bear, Ursa Major …
