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cynosure
1590s, from M.Fr.
cynosure
, from L.
Cynosura
, lit. "dog's tail," the constellation (now
Ursa Minor
) containing the North Star, the focus of navigation, from Gk.
kynosoura
, lit. "dog's tail."
