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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1475-1599
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Capricorn(e, n. [ME. Capricorne (Chaucer), F. Capricorne, L. Capricornus.] The zodiacal sign of the he-goat. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 627. c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix. 20. 15.. King Berdok 2. c1590 Fowler I. 269. xxiv. 2.
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