starlike
Also star-shaped. Mathematics. (of a set with respect to a point) having the property that the line segment connecting a given point and any other point in a region lies completely within the region.
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How to use starlike in a sentence
She was a most lovely girl, with a wild-rose complexion and starlike eyes, and full of life and buoyant hope.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAnd then he felt a light touch on his arm, and turned to see the starlike beauty of Doña Jocasta beside him.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis RyanMoya did not lift the starlike eyes that were so troubled from the face of Bleyer.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineAnd all this for a cluster of starlike blossoms that looked over the edge of the rock above him and nodded in derision!
The Court Jester | Cornelia BakerThen in a moment a wonderful starlike form flashed out, a noble form of glowing silver light on the deep purple-coloured sky.
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter Maunder
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