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starlet|ˈstɑːlɪt|
[-let.]
1. A small star. Also transf. of a flower.
1830Carlyle Richter Again Ess. 1840 II. 363 The evening star..hovers..above the rosy red, and, modest as a bride, deprives no single starlet of its light. 1863H. Spencer Ess. II. 8 Nebulæ may be comparatively near, though the starlets of which they are made up appear extremely minute. 1881Blackie Lay Serm. vii. 224 The smallest yellow starlet that peeps out from a grassy carpet in the spring.
2. A star-fish of the genus Asterina.
1854A. Adams etc. Man. Nat. Hist. 325 Full grown Starlets (Asterina). 1863Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. III. 732 Gibbous Starlet, Asterina gibbosa.
3. A young promising performer (usu. an actress) in the world of entertainment; also used in sport, etc. Cf. star n.1 5 a, c.
1920J. Ferguson in Northern Numbers 97 Some ‘starlet’ sings, Into the footlights' glare. 1938Life 29 Aug. 37 When Hollywood uncovers a starlet with a unique personality, like Marie Wilson, they turn her over to the still-picture department for a publicity ‘build-up’. 1951M. McLuhan Mech. Bride (1967) 24/1 As much time goes into the search for a title of some indigestible cold lard as in launching a starlet. 1959Anon. Streetwalker iii. 48 A paragraph about a film starlet catches my eye. 1976Star (Sheffield) 29 Oct. 28/1 Sheffield United manager Jimmy Sirrel produced another starlet from his club's youth policy today when he named Gary Hamson in his side. 1978J. Wainwright Thief of Time 105 Very few ‘starlets’ end up as stars. They stay there—chocolate-box perfection with nil personality. |