Northern Crownn.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːðn ˈkraʊn/, U.S.

/ˌnɔrðərn ˈkraʊn/

Forms: see northern adj. and crown n. Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: northern adj., crown n.

Etymology: < northern adj. + crown n., after post-classical Latin Corona borealis (see Corona borealis at corona n.¹ 8). Compare Middle French couronne septentrionale (1493), Middle French, French couronne boréale (1584 or earlier). Compare earlier crown n. 11 and also Southern Crown n.With quot. 1556 compare South Crown n.

(The English name of) the small constellation Corona Borealis, located in the northern celestial hemisphere between Boötes and Hercules, and consisting of an arc of seven stars.

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Northern Crown1594

1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 264 The northe Croune, called also Ariadnes Croune.]

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xix. f. 219^v The crowne of Ariadna..is commonly called..the Northern Crowne.

1728 Philos. Trans. 1726–7 (Royal Soc.) 34 137 Its Point almost touch'd the bright Star in the Northern Crown.

1766 G. Adams Treat. New Celestial & Terrestr. Globes 122 The horizon is then distinguished..by the following constellations; the hounds and waist of Bootes, the northern crown, the head of Hercules, and shoulders of Serpentarius.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xli. 497 The Northern crown is nearly in a line between Lyra and Arcturus.

1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours x. 246 Such variable stars as the one which recently blazed out in the Northern Crown.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 680 Disappearing from the constellation of the Northern Crown he would somehow reappear reborn..in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

1984 M. R. Chartrand Amateur Astron. Pocket Skyguide (ed. 2) 78 Between Boötes and Hercules is the beautiful circlet Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown.

2011 M. J. Rees Illustr. Encycl. Universe (new ed.) 363 The arc of the northern crown contains the remarkable variable star R Coronae Borealis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	northern crown
释义	Northern Crownn. Brit. /ˌnɔːðn ˈkraʊn/, U.S. /ˌnɔrðərn ˈkraʊn/ Forms: see northern adj. and crown n. Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: northern adj., crown n. Etymology: < northern adj. + crown n., after post-classical Latin Corona borealis (see Corona borealis at corona n.¹ 8). Compare Middle French couronne septentrionale (1493), Middle French, French couronne boréale (1584 or earlier). Compare earlier crown n. 11 and also Southern Crown n.With quot. 1556 compare South Crown n. (The English name of) the small constellation Corona Borealis, located in the northern celestial hemisphere between Boötes and Hercules, and consisting of an arc of seven stars. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Corona Borealis crownc1430 Northern Crown1594 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 264 The northe Croune, called also Ariadnes Croune.] 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xix. f. 219^v The crowne of Ariadna..is commonly called..the Northern Crowne. 1728 Philos. Trans. 1726–7 (Royal Soc.) 34 137 Its Point almost touch'd the bright Star in the Northern Crown. 1766 G. Adams Treat. New Celestial & Terrestr. Globes 122 The horizon is then distinguished..by the following constellations; the hounds and waist of Bootes, the northern crown, the head of Hercules, and shoulders of Serpentarius. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xli. 497 The Northern crown is nearly in a line between Lyra and Arcturus. 1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours x. 246 Such variable stars as the one which recently blazed out in the Northern Crown. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 680 Disappearing from the constellation of the Northern Crown he would somehow reappear reborn..in the constellation of Cassiopeia. 1984 M. R. Chartrand Amateur Astron. Pocket Skyguide (ed. 2) 78 Between Boötes and Hercules is the beautiful circlet Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. 2011 M. J. Rees Illustr. Encycl. Universe (new ed.) 363 The arc of the northern crown contains the remarkable variable star R Coronae Borealis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1594
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