estoilen.
/ɪˈstɔɪl/ Heraldry.
A common charge in the form of a star with wavy points or rays.
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1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 114 Three cressants and as many Estoiles montans of the seconde: borne by the name of Dillon.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Heref. 40 His Industry..about stars (but here we must call them Estoiles).
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 16/2 A Star..is better in Blazon to be termed an Estile or Estoile.
1763 Brit. Mag. 4 303 A chevron between three estoils, sable.
1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry x. 52 The Mullet essentially differs from the Estoile, the rays of which are always wavy.
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