Appears in: Lunar Baedeker
Frequency: 1
Definition:
(noun) 1) Astron. (a) An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16o or 18o broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun’s path. It comprises the twelve constellations, which once constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac.;(b) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac; 2) A girdle; a belt (MW)
