Balances

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin Libra.

Proper noun

the Balances

  1. (astronomy, astrology) The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
    • 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 89:
      ‘Lead me to the Sign of the Balances.’
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