sea-star

See also: seastar and sea star

English

From Middle English *sesterre, from Old English sǣsteorra (“a star which guides mariners at sea”), equivalent to sea +‎ star.

sea-star (plural sea-stars)

(obsolete) A star used for navigation or guidance at sea.
- 1658: By the same number doth nature divide the circle of the Sea-Starre — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 188)

单词	sea-star
释义	sea-star See also: seastar and sea star English Alternative forms sea-starre Etymology From Middle English sesterre, from Old English sǣsteorra* (“a star which guides mariners at sea”), equivalent to sea +‎ star. Noun sea-star (plural sea-stars) (obsolete) A star used for navigation or guidance at sea. 1658: By the same number doth nature divide the circle of the Sea-Starre — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 188) Anagrams Ae stars, sea rats, searats, tessara-
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