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Definition of star shot in English: star shotnoun ˈstɑː ʃɒt 1A 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; = star jelly. Formerly also attributive in "†star-shot jelly". Now historical and rare. 2A type of shot, the pieces of which consist of (typically) four iron bars fastened at one end to a circular link.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Ford (bap. 1586, d. a1653), playwright. From star + shot. Definition of star shot in US English: star shotnounˈstɑː ʃɒt 1A 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; = star jelly. Formerly also attributive in "†star-shot jelly". Now historical and rare. 2A type of shot, the pieces of which consist of (typically) four iron bars fastened at one end to a circular link.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Ford (bap. 1586, d. a1653), playwright. From star + shot. |