Pleiades

American  

[plee-uh-deez, plahy-] / ˈpli əˌdiz, ˈplaɪ- /

plural noun

1. Classical Mythology. seven daughters of Atlas and half sisters of the Hyades, placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion. One of them (theLost Pleiad ) hides, either from grief or shame.

2. Astronomy. a conspicuous group or cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, commonly spoken of as seven, though only six are visible.

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Pleiades ¹ British  

/ ˈplaɪəˌdiːz /

plural noun

1. a young conspicuous open star cluster approximately 370 light years away in the constellation Taurus, containing several thousand stars only six or seven of which are visible to the naked eye Compare Hyades 1

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Pleiades ² British  

/ ˈplaɪəˌdiːz /

plural noun

1. Greek myth the seven daughters of Atlas, placed as stars in the sky either to save them from the pursuit of Orion or, in another account, after they had killed themselves for grief over the death of their half-sisters the Hyades

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Pleiades Scientific  

/ plē′ə-dēz′ /

1. A loose collection of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus, at least six of which are visible to the unaided eye.

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Etymology

Origin of Pleiades

1350–1400; Middle English Pliades < Latin Plīades < Greek Pleíades (singular Pleías ); akin to pleîn to sail

Example Sentences

Lawyers' Hall:" "Farewell, Toronto, of great glory,  Of valour, too, in modern story;  Farewell to Courts, to Lawyers' Hall,  The Justice seats, both great and small:  Farewell Attorneys, Special Pleaders,  Equity Draftsmen, and their Readers.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

Pleaders for the accused are not allowed to interview under trial prisoners in police custody.

From Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation by Gandhi, Mahatma

Pleaders, too, were equally absent; each party—plaintiff and defendant—was expected to plead his own case.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne

With a tolerable share of learning, and a very moderate capacity, his application, assiduity, and interest, procured him a place among the ablest Pleaders of the time for several years.

From Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. by Jones, E.

The other chief officers of the municipality, as the Recorder, Chamberlain, Judges of the Sheriffs' Courts, Common Serjeant, the four City Pleaders, Town Clerk, &c., also attend.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter