Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Capricorn
Capricorn, proper n. [L. 'goat horned'.]
Constellation; star pattern; Milky Way; zodiac sign shaped like a goat with a fish's tail; solstice sector which the sun enters about the 21st of December; [fig.] winter sky; starry night; mystery of nature; heavenly resting place.
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