bearded star en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic) A comet.
And it seemed to me that the dream smote the roof above my bed, and the roof opened and disclosed the outer dark, and in the dark travelled a bearded star, and the night was quick with fiery signs.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bearded stars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |