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Virgo Astr. and Astrol.|ˈvɜːgəʊ|
[L.: see virgin n.]
1. a. The zodiacal constellation lying between Leo and Libra; the Virgin. b. The sixth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about Aug. 20–23.
a1000in Saxon Leechd. III. 244 An þæra tacna ys ᵹehaten aries,..fifta leo; syxta uirgo, þæt is mæden. 1390Gower Conf. III. 121 After Leo Virgo the nexte Of Signes cleped is the sexte. c1391Chaucer Astrol. ii. §28 Alle signes in thy zodiak fro the heued of aries vnto the ende of virgo. 1588Shakes. Tit. A. iv. iii. 64 Tit. Good Boy in Virgoes lap... Marc. My Lord, I aime a Mile beyond the Moone, Your letter is with Iupiter by this. c1600W. Fowler Wks. (S.T.S.) I. 269 Leo [may] lye of al the beastes forlorne, as virgo may with gemini bewar. 1664Butler Hud. ii. iii. 534 Quoth Wizard, So! In Virgo? Ha! quoth Whachum, No. Has Saturn nothing to do in 't. 1697Creech Manilius ii. 70 Against the Crab and Bull the Goat declares, And Virgo too, and Libra feels his Wars. 1771Encycl. Brit. I. 469/2 In 14 days afterwards, the moon comes to Virgo and Libra, which are the opposite signs to Pisces and Aries. 1787Burns Let. to Moore 2 Aug., Yet I went on with a high hand with my geometry, till the sun entered Virgo, a month which is always a carnival in my bosom. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVI. 373/1 Virgo,..the sixth constellation in the zodiac... It is best known by two remarkable stars: the first, Spica (α Virginis);..the other, Prævindemiatrix, or Vindemiatrix (ε Virginis). 1868Lockyer Guillemin's Heavens (ed. 3) 395 This zone..is known under the name of the nebulous regions of Virgo.
2. a. attrib. or as adj., born under or ruled by the sign of Virgo.
1894E. Kirk Influence of Zodiac xiv. 121 With proper training these Virgo people may grow into the most powerful spiritual healers. 1928E. Adams Astrol. 74 The mercurial type of Virgo native is a very different object. 1964L. MacNeice Astrol. i. 16 ‘Are you Virgo?’ ‘Oh, no, I'm Leo.’ 1970‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird ii. 15, I..said to Austin, ‘When is your birthday?’.. We got it worked out that he was Virgo.
b. A person born under the sign of Virgo.
1917H. T. Waite Compend. Natal Astrol. 45 The good type of Virgo is the most conscientious, methodical..man. 1924C. E. O. Carter Conc. Encycl. Psychol. Astrol. 114 Virgo, however, is frequently extremely given over to foibles and personal idiosyncrasies which warp the mental outlook. 1938D. Anrias Man & Zodiac vii. 82 Virgos are often witty but seldom positive. 1968T. Wolfe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test xxi. 294 ‘When were you born?’.. ‘I'm a Virgo.’ 1976Reader's Digest June 75, I don't believe in this astrology business. We Virgos aren't easily taken in.
Hence ˈVirgoan = Virgo 2 b.
1946‘Stella Coeli’ Your Fate xi. 70 The high type of Virgoan makes a good statistician, efficiency expert, [etc.]. 1960E. Chatelherault You & Your Stars ii. 16 Virgoans are among the most fascinating of the Zodiac tribes. 1978TV Times 28 Jan.–3 Feb. 69/3 There may be a special link with a Virgoan. |