ZODIAC
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Zo"di*ac (?), n. [F. zodiaque (cf. It. zodiaco), fr. L. zodiacus, Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), fr. &unr_;, dim. of zw^,on an animal, akin to &unr_; living, &unr_; to live.]
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1. (Astron.) (a) 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. (b) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac.
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2. A girdle; a belt. [Poetic & R.]
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By his side,
As in a glistering zodiac, hung the sword.
Milton.
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