Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In heraldry, a star, usually having six points, and then distinguished from the mullet in having the rays wavy instead of straight.
  • In heraldry, like a star.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Her.) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet.
  • noun a star which has four straight and four wavy rays.
  • noun Same as Cross estoilé, under Cross.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun heraldry A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet.

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  • Down deep in the cold benthic moil

    Young starfish ambitiously toil,

    Each with its schemes

    For fulfilling dreams

    Of becoming a famous estoile.

    April 16, 2015