\Sag"it*ta"ry\, n. [See {Sagittarius}.] 1. (Myth.) A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver. --Shak. 2. The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door. --Shak.
\Sag"it*ta*ry\, a. [L. sagittarius.] Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow. --Sir T. Browne.