starlightn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrˌlaɪt/

Forms: see star n.¹ and light n.¹

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

Etymology: < star n.¹ + light n.¹ With use as adjective compare light adj.² and German †sternlicht shining like a star (Middle High German sternlieht ); perhaps compare also light , variant past participle of light v.² and later starlighted adj., starlit adj. Use as adjective is largely attributive.

A. n.

a. The light of the stars.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > starlight

starlighta1333

starshine1581

a1333 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 15 (MED) Þe kynges..foleweden þe sterre, And sothfast lyȝth wyth sterre-lyth souhten vrom so verre.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 3958 Upon a nyht, Whan ther was noght bot sterreliht.

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) ii. met. iii. l. 992 Þan þe sterre ydimmyd paleþ hir white cheres, by þe flamus of þe sonne þat ouer comeþ þe sterre lyȝt.

1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iii. f. 39 Other sayde, it [sc. the Milky Way] was the reflexion of the shyning light of fyre, or sterre light, as it is seen in a glasse.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. iii. 40 in Wks. (1640) III A Gypsan Ladie..Wrought it by Moone-shine for mee, and Star-light .

1688 J. Dryden Britannia Rediviva 12 Star-light is dissolv'd away, And melts into the brightness of the day.

a1763 J. Byrom Misc. Poems (1773) II. 265 Dark, in Comparison,..As Moon, or Starlight to meridian Sun.

1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales (ed. 2) I. 387 They at length emerged to star-light and the open country.

1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek i. 1 There had been glimpses of starlight in the intervals of the shifting spring storms.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxv. 350 Smoking a contemplative cigar under the clear starlight.

1914 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 176/2 He went all night to the southward by starlight only.

1951 J. G. Vaeth 200 Miles Up ii. 26 Air glow..is a term applied to the light of the night sky (excluding starlight and moonlight).

2008 R. Holmes Age of Wonder viii. 360 Eddington's observations of a solar eclipse in 1919, when he recorded starlight actually being bent by the sun.

b. figurative and in extended use.In quot. 2000 probably with allusion to star n.¹ 4c.

ΚΠ

1530 Bible (Tyndale) Lev. Prol. All the ceremonies and sacrifices haue as it were a sterrelyght of Christ.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. xi. 165 In case the Church doe deuise any new order, shee ought therein to follow the direction of scripture onely, and not any starlight of mans reason.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ix. lxxxvi. 176 He saw waxe dim the starre-light of his eies.

1693 H. Higden Wary Widdow v. 44 The Star Light of your Sparkling Diamonds Madam, Suite your be nighted Vizour.

1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 309 She thinks that her superannuated Charms and twinkling Star-light of her Eyes, are still able to make Conquests.

1819 R. C. Dallas Ode to Duke of Wellington & Other Poems 154 The starlight of Glory that gleam'd on despair!

1871 A. B. Bruce Training of Twelve xxiv. 398 The light of creation is but the starlight of theology.

1907 W. Stigand tr. ‘Firdusi’ Zohrab & Rustem in Acanthia 163 Her lips were tender rubies concealing white starlight.

2000 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. e4/6 The flamboyant, neurotic starlight he gave off in the movie is in evidence in this evening of songs, reminiscences, dissing and venting.

2. The time during which the light of the stars is seen; night-time.

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a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 6279 (MED) Generides, whanne it was sterre light, hym self anon gothe vnto Clarionas.

1654 W. Pynchon Holy Time v. 83 (margin) The time of Christs burial was at Star-light.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 90 A hardy and labouring Clergy..that can foot it five or six miles in the dirt, and Preach till star-light for as many shillings.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 99 At work, from the grey of the morning till starlight.

2009 Daily Mirror 24 Oct. 29/2 The bird is not likely to move until starlight, so we will be able to watch it for the rest of the day.

†3. A cluster of artificial lights arranged in the form of a star. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > cluster of lights

electrolier1881

starlight1884

1884 Baptist Year-bk. 357 Star-lights and brackets supply good artificial lighting.

B. adj.

Lighted by the stars; taking place by the light of the stars; starlit. Also: as bright as the stars; shining like the stars (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars

brightOE

starlighta1393

star-bright1483

sidereal1534

starry?1565

starlike1591

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. l. 2290 Nectanabus upon a nyht, Whan it was fair and sterre lyht, This yonge lord ladde up on hih.

1581 J. Maplet Diall Destiny f. 11^v There is seene oftentymes also in the starlight nights vnder y^e moone..as it were a garland called of the Greekes Halon.

1597 J. Lyly Woman in Moone ii. i. sig. Bii What lack I now but an imperiall throne, And Ariadnæs star-lyght Diadem.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) ii. 168 It is due North from Spahawn, as wee observed in our star-light travell.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 65 A Star-light Evening, and a Morning fair.

1707 E. Ward London Terræ-filius No. 2. 22 Your Star-Light Grandure was only visible in the Dark.

1774 T. Harrington Sci. Improved iii. 22 A bright Star-light Winter's night.

1803 Visct. Strangford tr. L. V. de Camoens Poems 41 Starlight eyes.

1858 E. B. Hornby In & Around Stamboul I. i. 2 It seems so extraordinary that so pleasant a two hours on a starlight sea..can bring you to so different a people.

1908 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 13 Dec. Off across the starlight Norland.

1995 Northern Shores (Sask.) 14/3 Join naturalists in guided activities like sunrise or starlight walks.

2015 M. Bowman RAF Night Operations ii. 65 It was a beautiful starlight night and there was almost a half moon.

Compounds

starlight scope n. Military a scope (model number AN/PVS-2) for a firearm that acts as a night-vision device, developed in 1964 and used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > telescope > other telescopes

polemoscope1668

finder1738

night-glass1758

collimator1825

floating collimator1833

lookdown1865

guiding telescope1897

autocollimator1903

kinetheodolite1941

finderscope1946

satellite telescope1951

scotoscope1964

starlight scope1964

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > sight > image intensifier

sniperscope1941

starlight scope1964

1964 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 30 Oct. 21/6 The Army said the big improvement in the starlight scope is that its use cannot be detected by the enemy as was possible with the old infra-red scope.

1977 Time 23 May 33/2 There's the 90-mm. recoilless rifle with a ‘starlight’ scope for enhanced visibility.

2007 A. Bay Embrace the Suck 33 NVD, Night Vision Device... The Vietnam War-era Starlight Scope is an NVD.

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

单词	starlight
释义	starlightn.adj. Brit. /ˈstɑːlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈstɑrˌlaɪt/ Forms: see star n.¹ and light n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, light n.¹ Etymology: < star n.¹ + light n.¹ With use as adjective compare light adj.² and German †sternlicht shining like a star (Middle High German sternlieht ); perhaps compare also light , variant past participle of light v.² and later starlighted adj., starlit adj. Use as adjective is largely attributive. A. n. 1. a. The light of the stars. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > starlight starlighta1333 starshine1581 a1333 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 15 (MED) Þe kynges..foleweden þe sterre, And sothfast lyȝth wyth sterre-lyth souhten vrom so verre. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 3958 Upon a nyht, Whan ther was noght bot sterreliht. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) ii. met. iii. l. 992 Þan þe sterre ydimmyd paleþ hir white cheres, by þe flamus of þe sonne þat ouer comeþ þe sterre lyȝt. 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iii. f. 39 Other sayde, it [sc. the Milky Way] was the reflexion of the shyning light of fyre, or sterre light, as it is seen in a glasse. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. iii. 40 in Wks. (1640) III A Gypsan Ladie..Wrought it by Moone-shine for mee, and Star-light . View more context for this quotation 1688 J. Dryden Britannia Rediviva 12 Star-light is dissolv'd away, And melts into the brightness of the day. a1763 J. Byrom Misc. Poems (1773) II. 265 Dark, in Comparison,..As Moon, or Starlight to meridian Sun. 1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales (ed. 2) I. 387 They at length emerged to star-light and the open country. 1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek i. 1 There had been glimpses of starlight in the intervals of the shifting spring storms. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxv. 350 Smoking a contemplative cigar under the clear starlight. 1914 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 176/2 He went all night to the southward by starlight only. 1951 J. G. Vaeth 200 Miles Up ii. 26 Air glow..is a term applied to the light of the night sky (excluding starlight and moonlight). 2008 R. Holmes Age of Wonder viii. 360 Eddington's observations of a solar eclipse in 1919, when he recorded starlight actually being bent by the sun. b. figurative and in extended use.In quot. 2000 probably with allusion to star n.¹ 4c. ΚΠ 1530 Bible (Tyndale) Lev. Prol. All the ceremonies and sacrifices haue as it were a sterrelyght of Christ. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. xi. 165 In case the Church doe deuise any new order, shee ought therein to follow the direction of scripture onely, and not any starlight of mans reason. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ix. lxxxvi. 176 He saw waxe dim the starre-light of his eies. 1693 H. Higden Wary Widdow v. 44 The Star Light of your Sparkling Diamonds Madam, Suite your be nighted Vizour. 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 309 She thinks that her superannuated Charms and twinkling Star-light of her Eyes, are still able to make Conquests. 1819 R. C. Dallas Ode to Duke of Wellington & Other Poems 154 The starlight of Glory that gleam'd on despair! 1871 A. B. Bruce Training of Twelve xxiv. 398 The light of creation is but the starlight of theology. 1907 W. Stigand tr. ‘Firdusi’ Zohrab & Rustem in Acanthia 163 Her lips were tender rubies concealing white starlight. 2000 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. e4/6 The flamboyant, neurotic starlight he gave off in the movie is in evidence in this evening of songs, reminiscences, dissing and venting. 2. The time during which the light of the stars is seen; night-time. ΚΠ a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 6279 (MED) Generides, whanne it was sterre light, hym self anon gothe vnto Clarionas. 1654 W. Pynchon Holy Time v. 83 (margin) The time of Christs burial was at Star-light. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 90 A hardy and labouring Clergy..that can foot it five or six miles in the dirt, and Preach till star-light for as many shillings. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 99 At work, from the grey of the morning till starlight. 2009 Daily Mirror 24 Oct. 29/2 The bird is not likely to move until starlight, so we will be able to watch it for the rest of the day. †3. A cluster of artificial lights arranged in the form of a star. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > cluster of lights electrolier1881 starlight1884 1884 Baptist Year-bk. 357 Star-lights and brackets supply good artificial lighting. B. adj. Lighted by the stars; taking place by the light of the stars; starlit. Also: as bright as the stars; shining like the stars (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars brightOE starlighta1393 star-bright1483 sidereal1534 starry?1565 starlike1591 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. l. 2290 Nectanabus upon a nyht, Whan it was fair and sterre lyht, This yonge lord ladde up on hih. 1581 J. Maplet Diall Destiny f. 11^v There is seene oftentymes also in the starlight nights vnder y^e moone..as it were a garland called of the Greekes Halon. 1597 J. Lyly Woman in Moone ii. i. sig. Bii What lack I now but an imperiall throne, And Ariadnæs star-lyght Diadem. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) ii. 168 It is due North from Spahawn, as wee observed in our star-light travell. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 65 A Star-light Evening, and a Morning fair. View more context for this quotation 1707 E. Ward London Terræ-filius No. 2. 22 Your Star-Light Grandure was only visible in the Dark. 1774 T. Harrington Sci. Improved iii. 22 A bright Star-light Winter's night. 1803 Visct. Strangford tr. L. V. de Camoens Poems 41 Starlight eyes. 1858 E. B. Hornby In & Around Stamboul I. i. 2 It seems so extraordinary that so pleasant a two hours on a starlight sea..can bring you to so different a people. 1908 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 13 Dec. Off across the starlight Norland. 1995 Northern Shores (Sask.) 14/3 Join naturalists in guided activities like sunrise or starlight walks. 2015 M. Bowman RAF Night Operations ii. 65 It was a beautiful starlight night and there was almost a half moon. Compounds starlight scope n. Military a scope (model number AN/PVS-2) for a firearm that acts as a night-vision device, developed in 1964 and used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > telescope > other telescopes polemoscope1668 finder1738 night-glass1758 collimator1825 floating collimator1833 lookdown1865 guiding telescope1897 autocollimator1903 kinetheodolite1941 finderscope1946 satellite telescope1951 scotoscope1964 starlight scope1964 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > sight > image intensifier sniperscope1941 starlight scope1964 1964 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 30 Oct. 21/6 The Army said the big improvement in the starlight scope is that its use cannot be detected by the enemy as was possible with the old infra-red scope. 1977 Time 23 May 33/2 There's the 90-mm. recoilless rifle with a ‘starlight’ scope for enhanced visibility. 2007 A. Bay Embrace the Suck 33 NVD, Night Vision Device... The Vietnam War-era Starlight Scope is an NVD. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1333
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