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firmament [ˈfɜ:məmənt, Am ˈfɜ:r-] N no pl

firmament

небе́сный свод m

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It involves the analogy of the cosmos or firmament and a rotating millstone. en.wikipedia.org

Rarely do such bright stars cross our firmament; even more rarely is their trajectory cut so tragically short. au.news.yahoo.com

Far-off drama such as the sun rising, or a description of stars across the firmament lend themselves to this treatment. en.wikipedia.org

The earth together with its circumjacent elements performs a complete rotation on its fixed poles in a daily motion, while the firmament and highest heaven abide unchanged. 6. en.wikipedia.org

That glory is not entirely departed, for the firmament remains on which the shining tesserae were set. www.telegraph.co.uk

There were waters above the earth, and so the solid bowl-shaped firmament of the second day was necessary to keep them from flooding the world. en.wikipedia.org

This constellation appears as a group of six stars in the firmament in the shape of a pendant from the ear. en.wikipedia.org

The light appeared to cover the whole firmament, apparently like a luminous cloud, through which the stars of the larger magnitude indistinctly shone. en.wikipedia.org

The firmament comes from his navel, the heavens from his head, the earth from his feet and quarters of space from his ears. en.wikipedia.org

This is manifestly seen; that is to say, those who are well acquainted with the course of the firmament see that the sky so turns. en.wikipedia.org

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