Goat — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Capricornus.

   Synonyms

   Horned GoatSea-goat

   Examples

   The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]

   More examples (1)

   Now, if you went down into the forest where the spring gum-tips gleam gold and ruby in whatever sunshine, Heaven thinks fit to apportion at this season to residents of the Dandenongs (who surely were all born Aquarians) what sign of the Zodiac would you expect to meet? Not Leo the Lion or Capricornus the Goat, though the Italians keep a few Capricorns for cheeses but chain them up. The goats I mean.

   But although the Divine Egg had disappeared in a clap of thunder, he still had the Sign of the Goat.

2. The eighth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

Noun

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn

   Synonyms

   Capricorn

   Broader terms

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