01 n. An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16° or 18° broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve constell…
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An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16° or 18° broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac.(Astron.)
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A girdle; a belt.[Poetic & R.]“By his side, As in a glistering zodiac, hung the sword.” — Milton.