Capricornname/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/

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  astronomynatural-sciencesSynonym of Capricornus (constellation).

  • The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne, The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.
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  astrologyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

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  astrologyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

Capricornnoun/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/

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  Someone with a Capricorn star sign.

  • ‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’

Capricornverb/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/

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  archaicTo 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."