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Cynosure   Listen
noun
Cynosure  n.  
1.
The constellation of the Lesser Bear (Ursa Minor), to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.
2.
That which serves to direct.
3.
Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction. "Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes."





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"Cynosure" Quotes from Famous Books



... usurping mists, some gentle taper, Though a rush-candle from the wicker hole Of some clay habitation, visit us With thy long levelled rule of streaming light, 340 And thou shalt be our star of Arcady, Or Tyrian Cynosure. ...
— Milton's Comus • John Milton


Words linked to "Cynosure" :   direction, counseling, center of attention, centre of attention, counsel, counselling, guidance


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