North Starn.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθ ˈstɑː/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθ ˈstɑr/

Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and star n.¹ Also with lower-case initials.

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

Etymology: < north adj. + star n.¹ Compare West Frisian noardstjer, Middle Dutch nortsterre (Dutch noordster), Middle Low German nōrtstērn, German Nordstern (17th cent.), Swedish nordstjärna (1667), Danish nordstjerne.

a. The Pole Star, Polaris (α Ursae Minoris).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > giant > [noun] > supergiant > Pole star

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pommel1503

sail-star?c1510

Pole Star1555

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Arctic Pole1565

polar star1578

northern star1590

cynosure1596

Polaris1675

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 207 Þere [i.e. beyond Ethiopia] men torneþ wel nigh here feet towarde men feet þat woneþ aboute þe ilond Tyle vnder þe norþ sterre [?a1475 anon. tr.: pole artike; L. polo arctico].

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 248/2 Northe starre, pol articque.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 96 By findinge the height of the Northe starre.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 234 If her breath were as terrible as her terminations,..shee would infect to the north starre .

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ii. ii. 34 When they had sayled past the Equinoctiall Line, they lost the sight of the North starre.

1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 61 The North star..doth better guide the pilot, than ev'n the moon herself.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 371 Our..Guide, who..steer'd himself by the Pole, or North Star.

1779 S. Johnson Milton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets II. 159 The pensive man..outwatches the North Star, to discover the habitation of separate souls.

a1834 R. Surtees in J. Raine Taylor's Mem. R. Surtees (1852) 244 The witching spell..That lur'd the north star from the sky.

1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. II. 111 The constellation of the Dipper..pointing to the North Star.

1932 Science 10 June 610/1 Only the brightest stars would ‘take’, and no impression could be made of the North Star, however long the exposure.

1969 G. Abell Explor. of Universe (ed. 2) 12/2 Today the star Polaris (the North Star) is within 1° of this pivot point of the heavens.

1995 Country Living May 18/1 Every escaped slave knew to follow the North Star to Philadelphia, Boston, or Canada.

b. figurative and in figurative contexts. A person who or thing which serves as a guide or goal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > goal or target

markc1275

lodestarc1374

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mete1402

pricka1450

butta1522

level1525

white marka1533

goal1540

Jack-a-Lent1553

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scope1562

period1590

upshot1591

bird1592

golden goal1597

nick1602

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North Star1639

huba1657

fair game1690

endgame1938

target1942

cockshot1995

1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 232 In such tender years they are ships without North-starre, Rudder, or anchor.

1730 H. Fielding Rape upon Rape iii. vi. 35 A Widow with Fourscore Thousand Pounds in her Pocket—there's a North Star to steer by!

1865 N. Amer. Rev. 13 The consistent statesman is..he who, adapting his policy to shifting exigencies, is true always to the fixed north star of duty and of principle.

1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking iii. 372 Remember, today's household-name franchises started off as a local-something-or-other. Again, let the Trends be your North Star.

Compounds

North Star State n. U.S. the State of Minnesota (in quot. 1850: the State of Maine).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Minnesota

North Star State1850

1850 Ladies' Repository Dec. 386/1 Myself and reader are bound for Kennebunkport, the seat of the other conference of the north-star state.

1862 Amer. Odd Fellow I. 196/2 In the North Star State here, we rejoice in having a Grand Master, who knows no such word as fail.

1887 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 22 The head of steamboat navigation..is in the North Star State.

1909 World To-Day Oct. 1108 The North Star State has been the scene of her greatest usefulness.

1946 C. McWilliams Southern Calif. Country 173 Floats move through the streets of Long beach with captions as ‘Corn is King’,..‘Minnesota: The North Star State’.

2001 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 6 Nov. b1 A three-year fund-raiser by the Disabled Veterans Association and its North Star State affiliate, promising to ‘make a difference to Minnesota veterans’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	north star
释义	North Starn. Brit. /ˌnɔːθ ˈstɑː/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθ ˈstɑr/ Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and star n.¹ Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., star n.¹ Etymology: < north adj. + star n.¹ Compare West Frisian noardstjer, Middle Dutch nortsterre (Dutch noordster), Middle Low German nōrtstērn, German Nordstern (17th cent.), Swedish nordstjärna (1667), Danish nordstjerne. a. The Pole Star, Polaris (α Ursae Minoris). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > giant > [noun] > supergiant > Pole star North Stara1387 polea1398 shipman-star1398 pole arcticc1400 tramontanec1400 transmontane starc1400 pommel1503 sail-star?c1510 Pole Star1555 star?1555 Arctic Pole1565 polar star1578 northern star1590 cynosure1596 Polaris1675 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 207 Þere [i.e. beyond Ethiopia] men torneþ wel nigh here feet towarde men feet þat woneþ aboute þe ilond Tyle vnder þe norþ sterre [?a1475 anon. tr.: pole artike; L. polo arctico]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 248/2 Northe starre, pol articque. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 96 By findinge the height of the Northe starre. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 234 If her breath were as terrible as her terminations,..shee would infect to the north starre . View more context for this quotation 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ii. ii. 34 When they had sayled past the Equinoctiall Line, they lost the sight of the North starre. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 61 The North star..doth better guide the pilot, than ev'n the moon herself. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 371 Our..Guide, who..steer'd himself by the Pole, or North Star. 1779 S. Johnson Milton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets II. 159 The pensive man..outwatches the North Star, to discover the habitation of separate souls. a1834 R. Surtees in J. Raine Taylor's Mem. R. Surtees (1852) 244 The witching spell..That lur'd the north star from the sky. 1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. II. 111 The constellation of the Dipper..pointing to the North Star. 1932 Science 10 June 610/1 Only the brightest stars would ‘take’, and no impression could be made of the North Star, however long the exposure. 1969 G. Abell Explor. of Universe (ed. 2) 12/2 Today the star Polaris (the North Star) is within 1° of this pivot point of the heavens. 1995 Country Living May 18/1 Every escaped slave knew to follow the North Star to Philadelphia, Boston, or Canada. b. figurative and in figurative contexts. A person who or thing which serves as a guide or goal. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > goal or target markc1275 lodestarc1374 aimc1400 mete1402 pricka1450 butta1522 level1525 white marka1533 goal1540 Jack-a-Lent1553 blankc1557 scope1562 period1590 upshot1591 bird1592 golden goal1597 nick1602 quarry1615 North Star1639 huba1657 fair game1690 endgame1938 target1942 cockshot1995 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 232 In such tender years they are ships without North-starre, Rudder, or anchor. 1730 H. Fielding Rape upon Rape iii. vi. 35 A Widow with Fourscore Thousand Pounds in her Pocket—there's a North Star to steer by! 1865 N. Amer. Rev. 13 The consistent statesman is..he who, adapting his policy to shifting exigencies, is true always to the fixed north star of duty and of principle. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking iii. 372 Remember, today's household-name franchises started off as a local-something-or-other. Again, let the Trends be your North Star. Compounds North Star State n. U.S. the State of Minnesota (in quot. 1850: the State of Maine). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Minnesota North Star State1850 1850 Ladies' Repository Dec. 386/1 Myself and reader are bound for Kennebunkport, the seat of the other conference of the north-star state. 1862 Amer. Odd Fellow I. 196/2 In the North Star State here, we rejoice in having a Grand Master, who knows no such word as fail. 1887 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 22 The head of steamboat navigation..is in the North Star State. 1909 World To-Day Oct. 1108 The North Star State has been the scene of her greatest usefulness. 1946 C. McWilliams Southern Calif. Country 173 Floats move through the streets of Long beach with captions as ‘Corn is King’,..‘Minnesota: The North Star State’. 2001 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 6 Nov. b1 A three-year fund-raiser by the Disabled Veterans Association and its North Star State affiliate, promising to ‘make a difference to Minnesota veterans’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1387
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