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gold star, n. and a.
Brit. |ˌgəʊld ˈstɑː|, U.S. |ˈgoʊld ˈstɑr|
Forms: also with capital initials.
[‹ gold n.1 + star n.1
Earlier examples such as the following do not represent a fixed collocation:
1661S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 184 A snowy Mantle which gold Stars did deck Hung on his shoulders, and inclos'd his wast. ]
A. n.
1.
a. A golden or gold-coloured representation of a star, presented as a prize or honour.
[1760A. R. Curiosities of Paris 107 Order of the Star... All the Knights wear an embroidered Gold Star upon their Coat.] 1810Times 27 Dec. 2/3 A trunk, containing two gold stars, an order of merit from the King of Sicily, and other articles of value, was cut from behind the carriage. 1911Los Angeles Times 16 July iii. 2/6 Miss Ruth Hammond was awarded a gold star for excellence. 1996N.Z. News UK 28 Feb. 30/2 Wellington representative bowler Gary Lawson was awarded his New Zealand Gold Star and promptly said he might retire from the game.
b. spec. A gold-coloured, star-shaped sticker or symbol which is affixed to a card, a page in a book, etc., in recognition of an achievement, esp. good work or behaviour by a young schoolchild. Also fig.
1890Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 2/4 The victor [i.e. the best conversationalist] then receives a gold star on his or her tally-card, and the vanquished a silver star... The one who has the greatest number of gold stars is declared winner of the prize. 1917Outlook 26 Dec. 669/2 Even if New Rochelle has had one black mark recorded against it in the Book of Judgement, certainly its recent demonstration of loyalty will warrant the placing of a large gold star after its name in the same all-inclusive volume. 1977Cleethorpes News 6 May 17/2 The books were all very neat and dotted with gold stars on nearly every page. The stars are worth house points which build up over the term. 1989MacUser (Nexis) July Nisus gets a gold star for its search-and-replace capabilities. 2004E. Conlon Blue Blood viii. 290 The praise had a kindergarten quality, as if he were handing out gold stars for us to stick in our coloring books.
2. U.S. A golden or gold-coloured representation of a star displayed to commemorate a family or community member killed while serving in the armed forces. Cf. service flag n. (b) at service n.1 Additions
1917Boston Daily Globe 13 Nov. 9/3 A movement was begun..for the substitution for the black garb of mourning of some designation, such, for instance, as a gold star, in memory of American soldier dead... The glory of the death should be emphasized rather than its sadness. 1918Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 6 Feb. 7/3 The flag has sixty-one stars on it, representing sixty-one young men who are now in service. In the center is a gold star in honor of Ernest Olson, who died while in training. 1945Press Gaz. (Hillsboro, Ohio) 24 Aug. 9/2 We have 18 names on our honor roll and 18 stars on our banner. We are thankful to say we have no gold stars. 2005Arizona Republic (Nexis) 26 Aug. 15, I was a high school girl during World War II, and I remember there were gold stars in windows all across America.
B. adj. (attrib.).
1. U.S. Designating a relative, esp. the mother, of a member of the armed forces killed during wartime; (also occas.) designating such a member of the armed forces.
1918Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Aug. 3/7 (headline) Gold Star Mothers. Those whose sons have given lives will give services for war stamps. 1947Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 5 Sept. 3 (advt.) Whether or not our Gold Star heroes should be returned home is for individual families to decide... However, should a Gold Star family wish for information on repatriation, we can help. 1971Off our Backs (Electronic ed.) 27 May 6 A Gold Star wife whose husband died in Vietnam participated in..[the] recent week long protest against the war in Indochina. 2005N.Y. Mag 3 Oct. 53/1, A Gold Star mother..was at the mike, talking about her stepson who was killed in Fallujah last November 12.
2. That earns or deserves a gold star; laudable; notably or exceptionally good.
1922Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 3 Nov. 2/1 Gold star pupils this month are Esther and Walter Broas. 1934Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 27 Dec. 8/4 In net worth, I think it the gold-star achievement of the New Deal. 1987T. Lewis Half Meas. in S. Ravenel New Stories from South (1988) 30 Don't you know those gold star housedress mothers are just sniffing around..for another example of how I spoil my child? 2001Arena Aug. 155/4 Full of gold-star Ibiza hits like ‘another Chance’, funky US garage.., and tuff stompers like ‘Ventura’. |