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Charles's Wain

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Charles's Wain
n.
See Big Dipper.
[Middle English charleswen, Charles' (Charlemagne's) wain, probably reinterpreted from Old English carles wægn, churl's wain : carl, churl (from Old Norse karl) + wægn, wain; see wain.]
Charles's Wain [weɪn]
n
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) another name for the Plough
[Old English Carles wægn, from Carl Charlemagne (?742-814 ad), king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor + wægn wain]
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Noun1.Charles's Wain - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa MajorCharles's Wain - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Big Dipper, Plough, Wain, Wagon, Dipper
Great Bear, Ursa Major - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
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