bestarredadj.
/bɪˈstɑːd/ 1. Spangled or studded as with stars.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented with stars
starred1397
starrified1598
star-spangled1600
stellified1611
stelled1628
bestarred1655
star-studded1854
star-headed1855
1655 in J. Mennes & J. Smith Musarum Deliciæ 33 A rich mantle..Bestarred over with a few Dyamond drops of morning dew.
1876 W. Black Madcap Violet xlvi. 390 Sheltered woods, bestarred with anemones.
2. Decorated with the star of an order.
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society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [adjective] > be decorated with
starred1591
gartered1718
ordered1817
bestarred1860
1860 All Year Round 21 Apr. 34 The bestarred,..jewelled,.. throng.
1861 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 298 A crowd of..bestarred and be-ribboned ministers.
3. ill-bestarred, for the more usual ill-starred.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > doomed to misfortune
fatal1509
ill-starreda1616
foredoomed1700
ill-fated1713
weirdless1821
ill-bestarreda1834
snake-bit1942
a1834 S. T. Coleridge Charac. Alas poor Bird! and ill-bestarred.
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