There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zenith-borne. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1880s.
The earliest known use of the adjective zenith-borne is in the 1860s.
OED's earliest evidence for zenith-borne is from 1865, in the writing of Handley Moule, bishop of Durham.
Nearby entries
- zendo, n.1914–
- Zener, n.¹1934–
- Zener, n.²1949–
- Zengakuren, n.1950–
- Zen garden, n.1937–
- zenick, n.1801–1900
- zenitfer, n.1596–
- zenith, n. & adj.a1387–
- zenithal, adj.?1731–
- zenithal projection, n.1877–
- zenith-borne, adj.1865–86
- zenith distance, n.1588–
- zenith line, n.1585–
- zenith point, n.1585–
- zenith sector, n.1775–
- zenith sweep, n.1790–
- zenith telescope, n.1803–
- zenith tube, n.1825–
- zenithward, n., adv., & adj.1655–
- zenithwards, adv.1826–
- Zenker, n.¹1872–
1865–86
Borne to or towards the zenith.
1865
Golden zenith-borne Arcturus.
H. C. G. Moule, Apollo at Pheræ 17
1886
Liberty!.. Rise to thy height upon zenith-borne wings!
M. F. Tupper, My Life as Author 365
Originally published as part of the entry for zenith, n. & adj.
zenith, n. & adj. was revised in June 2018.
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