star shotn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑː ʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑr ˌʃɑt/

Forms: 1600s star shut, 1600s– star shot.

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

Etymology: < star n.¹ + shot n.¹ Compare earlier starn-shot n. at starn n. Compounds.With use in sense 1 compare German (now regional) Sterngeschoss (1607 or earlier denoting the gelatinous mass, 15th cent. in uncertain sense, either denoting the gelatinous mass, or ‘fall of meteors’); compare also Dutch sterreschot (1588 in Kiliaan as †sterrenschot), Middle Low German stērnschot, stērneschot, German (now regional) Sternschuss (late 16th cent.; early 15th cent. in sense ‘meteor’), Swedish stjärnskott (1587 as †stjärneskott), all in sense ‘fall of meteors’.

1. A translucent gelatinous mass found on the ground, vegetation, etc., once popularly supposed to result from the fall of meteors but now generally identified as colonies of the cyanobacteria Nostoc (see nostoc n.); = star jelly n. Formerly also attributive in †star-shot jelly. Now historical and rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > nostoc

star slime1440

slime1471

nostoc?1609

star shot1653

star1666

star jelly1702

shot star1811

witches' meat1849

will-o'-the-wisp1863

witches' butter1922

1653 J. Ford Queen i. sig. B3^v Why, look, look ye, we are all made, or let me be stew'd in Star-shut.

1660 T. Bushell Extract Abridgm. Bacons Philos. Theory Mineral Prosecutions sig. G3 Star-shot jelly and other like magical ingredients.

1702 A. de la Pryme Let. 2 Feb. in Diary (1870) ii. 247 A bottle of Nostock..called Star Slough, or Star Shot Gelly,..a substance that falls from the starrs.

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 142 The gelatinous substance, known by the name of Star shot..owes its origin to this bird [sc. the winter mew].

1804 T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds II. 211 Star-shot, is believed to be the remains of half-digested worms.

1810 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 100 212 Upon shewing this jelly to Sir Joseph Banks, he said that it very much resembled what he had seen when a boy, in the country during the winter months, upon the ground, and on the boughs of trees, called star-shot jelly, from being supposed to be formed by falling stars.

a1887 R. Jefferies Field & Hedgerow (1889) 170 It is a fungus unnoticed till it suddenly swells; I suppose this was the old chronicler's star shot.

1910 Nature 23 June 493/2 The variety of names under which it is known point to its common and widespread occurrence, e.g. pwdre ser, star-slough, star shoot, star shot, star-gelly or jelly, star-fall'n.

2005 Guardian 13 Jan. (Life section) 10/5 This description of a spectacular meteorite fall is a fine example of the phenomenon named by Welsh shepherds, pwdre (sometimes powdre) ser or ‘the rot of the stars’ and also known as star slough, star shot, star spawn or star jelly.

2. A type of shot (shot n.¹ 14a), the pieces of which consist of (typically) four iron bars fastened at one end to a circular link. Also: a piece of this shot. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns

fricasseec1575

murdering shot1583

chain-shota1586

crossbar1589

cross-bar shot1591

case shot1599

langrel1627

trundle-shot1627

partridge1635

chain-bullet1636

pelican1639

case1642

spike-shota1661

double-head1678

double-headed shot1678

partridge-shot1683

grape1687

burrel-shot1706

double1707

angel-shot1730

grapeshot1747

star shot1753

bar-shot1756

langrage1769

canister1801

stang-ball1802

chain1804

canister-shot1809

tier-shot1828

pot-leg1852

six-pounder1855

shunt shot1864

sand-shot1867

mitraille1868

1753 D. Henry Hist. Descr. Tower of London 33 Spanish Shot, which are of four Sorts; Spike-shot, Star-shot, Chain-shot, and link-shot; all admirably contrived, as well for the Destruction of the Masts and Rigging of Ships, as for sweeping the Decks of their Men.

1759 Public Advertiser 2 Feb. Being wounded by a Star-shot he died instantly.

1814 R. W. Wales in Hist. U.S. (1891) VIII. vii. 183 The rigging and sails being cut to pieces in the early part of the action by star-shot.

1868 Boys of Eng. 1 May 384/2 (caption) No. 17 is what is called a star-shot, and very useful for damaging the rigging of ships.

1987 B. Lavery Arming & Fitting Eng. Ships of War 137/2 Star shot was a more sophisticated version of chain shot.

2007 C. E. Brodine et al. Ironsides! 19 The guns in Constitution fired several kinds of projectiles: solid or round shot for damaging hull, masts, and spars; chain, bar, and star shot for destroying sails and rigging; [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	star shot
释义	star shotn. Brit. /ˈstɑː ʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈstɑr ˌʃɑt/ Forms: 1600s star shut, 1600s– star shot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, shot n.¹ Etymology: < star n.¹ + shot n.¹ Compare earlier starn-shot n. at starn n. Compounds.With use in sense 1 compare German (now regional) Sterngeschoss (1607 or earlier denoting the gelatinous mass, 15th cent. in uncertain sense, either denoting the gelatinous mass, or ‘fall of meteors’); compare also Dutch sterreschot (1588 in Kiliaan as †sterrenschot), Middle Low German stērnschot, stērneschot, German (now regional) Sternschuss (late 16th cent.; early 15th cent. in sense ‘meteor’), Swedish stjärnskott (1587 as †stjärneskott), all in sense ‘fall of meteors’. 1. A translucent gelatinous mass found on the ground, vegetation, etc., once popularly supposed to result from the fall of meteors but now generally identified as colonies of the cyanobacteria Nostoc (see nostoc n.); = star jelly n. Formerly also attributive in †star-shot jelly. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > nostoc star slime1440 slime1471 nostoc?1609 star shot1653 star1666 star jelly1702 shot star1811 witches' meat1849 will-o'-the-wisp1863 witches' butter1922 1653 J. Ford Queen i. sig. B3^v Why, look, look ye, we are all made, or let me be stew'd in Star-shut. 1660 T. Bushell Extract Abridgm. Bacons Philos. Theory Mineral Prosecutions sig. G3 Star-shot jelly and other like magical ingredients. 1702 A. de la Pryme Let. 2 Feb. in Diary (1870) ii. 247 A bottle of Nostock..called Star Slough, or Star Shot Gelly,..a substance that falls from the starrs. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 142 The gelatinous substance, known by the name of Star shot..owes its origin to this bird [sc. the winter mew]. 1804 T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds II. 211 Star-shot, is believed to be the remains of half-digested worms. 1810 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 100 212 Upon shewing this jelly to Sir Joseph Banks, he said that it very much resembled what he had seen when a boy, in the country during the winter months, upon the ground, and on the boughs of trees, called star-shot jelly, from being supposed to be formed by falling stars. a1887 R. Jefferies Field & Hedgerow (1889) 170 It is a fungus unnoticed till it suddenly swells; I suppose this was the old chronicler's star shot. 1910 Nature 23 June 493/2 The variety of names under which it is known point to its common and widespread occurrence, e.g. pwdre ser, star-slough, star shoot, star shot, star-gelly or jelly, star-fall'n. 2005 Guardian 13 Jan. (Life section) 10/5 This description of a spectacular meteorite fall is a fine example of the phenomenon named by Welsh shepherds, pwdre (sometimes powdre) ser or ‘the rot of the stars’ and also known as star slough, star shot, star spawn or star jelly. 2. A type of shot (shot n.¹ 14a), the pieces of which consist of (typically) four iron bars fastened at one end to a circular link. Also: a piece of this shot. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns fricasseec1575 murdering shot1583 chain-shota1586 crossbar1589 cross-bar shot1591 case shot1599 langrel1627 trundle-shot1627 partridge1635 chain-bullet1636 pelican1639 case1642 spike-shota1661 double-head1678 double-headed shot1678 partridge-shot1683 grape1687 burrel-shot1706 double1707 angel-shot1730 grapeshot1747 star shot1753 bar-shot1756 langrage1769 canister1801 stang-ball1802 chain1804 canister-shot1809 tier-shot1828 pot-leg1852 six-pounder1855 shunt shot1864 sand-shot1867 mitraille1868 1753 D. Henry Hist. Descr. Tower of London 33 Spanish Shot, which are of four Sorts; Spike-shot, Star-shot, Chain-shot, and link-shot; all admirably contrived, as well for the Destruction of the Masts and Rigging of Ships, as for sweeping the Decks of their Men. 1759 Public Advertiser 2 Feb. Being wounded by a Star-shot he died instantly. 1814 R. W. Wales in Hist. U.S. (1891) VIII. vii. 183 The rigging and sails being cut to pieces in the early part of the action by star-shot. 1868 Boys of Eng. 1 May 384/2 (caption) No. 17 is what is called a star-shot, and very useful for damaging the rigging of ships. 1987 B. Lavery Arming & Fitting Eng. Ships of War 137/2 Star shot was a more sophisticated version of chain shot. 2007 C. E. Brodine et al. Ironsides! 19 The guns in Constitution fired several kinds of projectiles: solid or round shot for damaging hull, masts, and spars; chain, bar, and star shot for destroying sails and rigging; [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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