blazing starn.

Forms: see blazing adj.¹ and star n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blazing adj.¹, star n.¹

Etymology: < blazing adj.¹ + star n.¹

†1. A comet. Obsolete.

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

faxed stareOE

cometOE

blazing starc1503

besom1566

crinital star1580

blazera1635

Dog Star1727

sword-star1852

sungrazer1887

cometesimal1964

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. sig. Avi^v This yere..a blasing sterre.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1344/1 In the moneth of Maie..a blasing starre appeared, descending in the north-west, the beard whereof streamed into the southeast.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 85 And wee might haue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing starre, or at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well.

1640–1 Ld. J. Digby Speech in Comm. 9 Feb. 7 I looked upon it..with terrour, as upon a Commet, a blasing starre.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 127. ¶5 The same Prognostication as the Tail of a Blazing Star.

1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) iii. 125 Advances to the sun some blazing star.

2. figurative. The brilliant centre of admiration; ‘cynosure,’ ‘star.’ archaic.

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the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > brilliant centre of admiration

blazing star1460

blaze1578

1460 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 54 Heyle blasyng starre withowte peere! I beseche the as thou art moder of mercy.

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Mowbray xiii Proud I that would alone be blasyng sterre.

1611 W. Barksted Hiren sig. C4^v Her beauty like a blazing starre admired.

1634 Noble Souldier iii. i. sig. D3^v But that I must be held Spaines blazing Starre.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 239 She has been the ruling belle—the blazing star—the universal toast of the winter.

†3. = blaze n.² 1.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking > white streak or spot > white spot on face

blaze1639

blazing star1705

1705 London Gaz. No. 4183/4 A bay Gelding..3 white Feet, a Blazing Star.

4. The popular name of three different North American plants: Aletris farinosa, Chamælirium luteum, and Liatris squarrosa. Also used of other plants with star-shaped flowers.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > North American > other plants

bear grass1750

gardenia1756

sisyrinchium1767

heartsease1785

blazing star1789

nondo1791

unicorn-plant1796

screw-stem1802

American centaury1803

wild ginger?1804

pinweed1814

sabbatia1814

mountain mint1817

orange-root1817

richweed1818

goldenseal1828

pipeweed1837

snow plant1846

lopseed1850

devil's claw1876

turkey's beard1884

richweed1894

blue star grass1999

1789 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 p. xx The root of Aletris farinosa..is called star-root, blazing star, devil's bit.

1822 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 3) ii. 303 Blazing star; false unicorn root.

1836 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (ed. 5) App. 110 Liatris scariosa, blue blazing star.

1947 Desert Mag. May 28/3 Visitors will find..blazing star..in the Valley of Fire and other rocky areas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	blazing star
释义	blazing starn. Forms: see blazing adj.¹ and star n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blazing adj.¹, star n.¹ Etymology: < blazing adj.¹ + star n.¹ †1. A comet. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [noun] faxed stareOE cometOE blazing starc1503 besom1566 crinital star1580 blazera1635 Dog Star1727 sword-star1852 sungrazer1887 cometesimal1964 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. sig. Avi^v This yere..a blasing sterre. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1344/1 In the moneth of Maie..a blasing starre appeared, descending in the north-west, the beard whereof streamed into the southeast. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 85 And wee might haue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing starre, or at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well. 1640–1 Ld. J. Digby Speech in Comm. 9 Feb. 7 I looked upon it..with terrour, as upon a Commet, a blasing starre. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 127. ¶5 The same Prognostication as the Tail of a Blazing Star. 1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) iii. 125 Advances to the sun some blazing star. 2. figurative. The brilliant centre of admiration; ‘cynosure,’ ‘star.’ archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > brilliant centre of admiration blazing star1460 blaze1578 1460 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 54 Heyle blasyng starre withowte peere! I beseche the as thou art moder of mercy. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Mowbray xiii Proud I that would alone be blasyng sterre. 1611 W. Barksted Hiren sig. C4^v Her beauty like a blazing starre admired. 1634 Noble Souldier iii. i. sig. D3^v But that I must be held Spaines blazing Starre. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 239 She has been the ruling belle—the blazing star—the universal toast of the winter. †3. = blaze n.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking > white streak or spot > white spot on face blaze1639 blazing star1705 1705 London Gaz. No. 4183/4 A bay Gelding..3 white Feet, a Blazing Star. 4. The popular name of three different North American plants: Aletris farinosa, Chamælirium luteum, and Liatris squarrosa. Also used of other plants with star-shaped flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > North American > other plants bear grass1750 gardenia1756 sisyrinchium1767 heartsease1785 blazing star1789 nondo1791 unicorn-plant1796 screw-stem1802 American centaury1803 wild ginger?1804 pinweed1814 sabbatia1814 mountain mint1817 orange-root1817 richweed1818 goldenseal1828 pipeweed1837 snow plant1846 lopseed1850 devil's claw1876 turkey's beard1884 richweed1894 blue star grass1999 1789 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 p. xx The root of Aletris farinosa..is called star-root, blazing star, devil's bit. 1822 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 3) ii. 303 Blazing star; false unicorn root. 1836 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (ed. 5) App. 110 Liatris scariosa, blue blazing star. 1947 Desert Mag. May 28/3 Visitors will find..blazing star..in the Valley of Fire and other rocky areas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1460
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