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Definition of Star-shaped
1. Adjective. Shaped like a star.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Star-shaped
Literary usage of Star-shaped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1910)
"The worm is made up of a number of star-shaped laminations, forming the worm teeth.
Slots are cut parallel to the axle, and the armature thus formed is ..."
2. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"... of tube of iron notched inside nnd with star-shaped points or teeth, through
which the ... starshaped ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... linear-lanceolate, recurved, obscurely bristly, ciliate on margin, otherwise
glabrous: peduncle glabrous: perianth spreading, star-shaped, purplish or ..."
4. Principles of City Land Values by Richard Melancthon Hurd (1903)
"Normal city star-shaped.—Framework of cities laid down by water courses, turnpikes
and railroads.—Influence of public buildings and exchanges. ..."
5. The Book of Sun-dials by Alfred Gatty, Eleanor Lloyd (1900)
"CHAPTER VII CYLINDRICAL, GLOBE CROSS AND star-shaped, FACET-HEADED, AND HORIZONTAL
DIALS "Stands it not by the door— Love's Hour— . ..."
6. The Book of Sun-dials by Alfred Gatty, Eleanor Lloyd (1900)
"CHAPTER VII CYLINDRICAL, GLOBE CROSS AND star-shaped, FACET-HEADED, AND HORIZONTAL
DIALS "Stands it not by the door— Love's Hour— . ..."
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