astar

adj

Etymology

From a- + star.

  1. derived from *h₂stḗr
  2. inherited from *sternô
  3. inherited from *sterrō
  4. inherited from steorra
  5. inherited from sterre
  6. prefixed as astar — “a + star

Definitions

  1. Covered with bright or sparkling objects.

    • […] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds.
    • 1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71, The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks.
  2. Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.

    • She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams.
    • Astar with the cold fire of gems, it [the palace] was.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA