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Bianca

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Bianca, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus Uranus (yrā`nəs, y
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Bianca [bē′äŋk·ə]
(astronomy)
A satellite of Uranus orbiting at a mean distance of 36,760 miles (59,160 kilometers) with a period of 10 hours 27 minutes, and with a diameter of about 27 miles (44 kilometers).
Bianca
gentle, unassuming sister of Kate. [Br. Lit.: The Taming of the Shrew]
See : Modesty


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The tolls are high, And every city levies its own toll, And prentices are unskilful, and wives even Lack sense and cunning, though Bianca here Has brought me a rich customer to-night.
A Florentine Tragedy by Wilde, Oscar View in context
He married Bianca Maria Visconti, a natural daughter of Filippo Visconti, the Duke of Milan, on whose death he procured his own elevation to the duchy.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
The retreat of Rocca Bianca was at the top of a small mountain, which no doubt in former days had been a volcano -- an extinct volcano before the days when Remus and Romulus had deserted Alba to come and found the city of Rome.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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