falling starn.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈstɑː/, U.S.

/ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈstɑr/,

/ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈstɑr/

Forms: see falling adj. and star n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: falling adj., star n.¹

Etymology: < falling adj. + star n.¹, perhaps after post-classical Latin stella cadens meteor (13th cent. in British sources). Compare shooting star n.

A meteor; a shooting star.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun]

drakec1275

dragon1398

falling stara1475

starn-shot1513

dancing-goats1563

firedrake1563

meteor1594

shooting star1597

goat1614

shooter1633

shot star1633

phasm1656

snow-fire1771

meteorite1823

asteroid1830

cometoid1861

exhalation1871

a1475 in Neuphilol. Mitteilungen (1957) 58 64 (MED) Sumtyme þer apperithe fallyng sterres and also..fleyng.

1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors ii. f. 8^v Thus muche for the shootyng or fallynge Starres.

?1610 J. Fletcher Faithfull Shepheardesse iii. sig. F1^v No slough of falling Starr did euer hitt, Vppon this Banke.

1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. 98 The last sign we shall take notice of is that of Falling Stars.

1751 London Daily Advertiser & Lit. Gaz. 21 Aug. They who saw him, from afar, Took him for a falling Star.

1760 E. Miller in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 258 This meteor..moved with less rapidity than falling-stars commonly do.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt x. 127 He found falling-stars more frequent in the equinoctial regions.

1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. x. 254 Meteorites, the so-called falling stars,..follow a perfectly definite track in space.

1918 Mod. Lang. Rev. 13 18 Bussy's last words forebode his extinction like a falling star.

1993 Harrowsmith Aug. 22/1 Watching for falling stars—meteors—in August has become an annual ritual for thousands of stargazers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	falling star
释义	falling starn. Brit. /ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈstɑː/, U.S. /ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈstɑr/, /ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈstɑr/ Forms: see falling adj. and star n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: falling adj., star n.¹ Etymology: < falling adj. + star n.¹, perhaps after post-classical Latin stella cadens meteor (13th cent. in British sources). Compare shooting star n. A meteor; a shooting star. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] drakec1275 dragon1398 falling stara1475 starn-shot1513 dancing-goats1563 firedrake1563 meteor1594 shooting star1597 goat1614 shooter1633 shot star1633 phasm1656 snow-fire1771 meteorite1823 asteroid1830 cometoid1861 exhalation1871 a1475 in Neuphilol. Mitteilungen (1957) 58 64 (MED) Sumtyme þer apperithe fallyng sterres and also..fleyng. 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors ii. f. 8^v Thus muche for the shootyng or fallynge Starres. ?1610 J. Fletcher Faithfull Shepheardesse iii. sig. F1^v No slough of falling Starr did euer hitt, Vppon this Banke. 1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. 98 The last sign we shall take notice of is that of Falling Stars. 1751 London Daily Advertiser & Lit. Gaz. 21 Aug. They who saw him, from afar, Took him for a falling Star. 1760 E. Miller in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 258 This meteor..moved with less rapidity than falling-stars commonly do. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt x. 127 He found falling-stars more frequent in the equinoctial regions. 1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. x. 254 Meteorites, the so-called falling stars,..follow a perfectly definite track in space. 1918 Mod. Lang. Rev. 13 18 Bussy's last words forebode his extinction like a falling star. 1993 Harrowsmith Aug. 22/1 Watching for falling stars—meteors—in August has become an annual ritual for thousands of stargazers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1475
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