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Charles's wain
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What's The Definition Of Charles's wain?
[n] a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Synonyms | Synonyms for Charles's wain: Big Dipper | Dipper | Plough | Wagon | Wain Related Terms | Find terms related to Charles's wain: See Also | asterism | Great Bear | Ursa Major Charles's wain In Webster's Dictionary \Charles's Wain\ [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles
w?n (for w[ae]gn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See
{Churl}, and {Wain}.] (Astron.)
The group of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the
constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See {Ursa major},
under {Ursa}.
Note: The name is sometimes also applied to the
Constellation.
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