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Auriga definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AURI'GA, n. [L. of aurea, orea, a head-stall, a bridle, and rego, to govern or manage.]
Literally, the director of a car, or wagon.
1. In astronomy, the wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, consisting of 23 stars, according to Tycho; 40, according to Hevelius; and 68, in the British catalogue.
2. The fourth lobe of the liver; also a bandage for the sides.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way [syn: Auriga, Charioteer]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, literally, charioteer a constellation between Perseus and Gemini

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Auriga Au*ri"ga, n. [L., charioteer.] (Anat.) The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.