Charles' Wain

Charles' Wain
A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a wagon or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the seven stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid.

Charles wain is over the new chimney, and yet our horse not packd.


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  • Charles' Wain — Charles s or Charles law «CHAHRL zihz», Physics. the law that at constant pressure the volume of a given mass of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. ╂[< Jacques A. C. Charles, 1746 1823, a French physicist] Charles s or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Charles's Wain — [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles w[=ae]n (for w[ae]gn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See {Churl}, and {Wain}.] (Astron.) The group of seven stars, commonly called the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See {Ursa major} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Charles's — or Charles law «CHAHRL zihz», Physics. the law that at constant pressure the volume of a given mass of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. ╂[< Jacques A. C. Charles, 1746 1823, a French physicist] Charles s or Charles… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Charles Lahr — (1885–1971) was a German born anarchist, London bookseller and publisher. Life He was born Carl Lahr at Bad Nauheim in the Rhineland, the eldest of 15 children in a farming family. He left Germany in 1905 to avoid military service and went to… …   Wikipedia

  • Wain — A wain is a type of horse drawn, load carrying vehicle, used for agricultural purposes rather than transporting people, for example a haywain. It normally has four wheels but the term has now acquired slightly poetical connotations so is not… …   Wikipedia

  • wain — 1. noun /weɪn/ a) A wagon; A four wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen. The Hay Wain is a famous painting by John Constable. b) A chariot used by the gods and goddesses or a symbolic cart used in rituals and shrines in …   Wiktionary

  • Charles' law — (also Charles s Law) n. Chem. the law stating that the volume of an ideal gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. Etymology: J. A. C. Charles, Fr. scientist d. 1823 * * * Thermodynam. See Gay Lussac s law.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Charles'sWain — 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 …   Universalium

  • Wain — Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wain rope — Wain Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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