star-shaped
[stahr-sheypt]
- of the shape of or like a star.
- Mathematics. starlike(def 3).
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Origin of star-shaped
First recorded in 1805–15
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Examples from the Web for star-shaped
Contemporary Examples
As he reaches to pick one up, his star-shaped Malcolm X medallion clatters against his necklace of wooden beads.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the BayouJohn Ed Bradley
April 27, 2014
Historical Examples
We are told that some were star-shaped, with transparent appendages.
The Book of the DamnedCharles Fort
Name from stella, a star, in allusion to the star-shaped flowers.
As he turned I saw a star-shaped blue scar above his cheekbone.
GoldStewart White
Its leaves are star-shaped and not unlike the leaves of the maple.
WoodcraftAlan Douglas
Its deep-golden, star-shaped flowers are produced from June to September.
Gardening for the MillionAlfred Pink