01 a. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars.
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1.
Abounding with stars; adorned with stars.
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2.
Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame.“Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influence?” — Sir W. Scott.
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3.
Shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes.
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4.
Arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate.
Phrases & compounds
Starry ray —
a European skate (Raia radiata); -- so called from the stellate bases of the dorsal spines.