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starry [ˈstɑːrɪ] adj -rier, -riest
1. filled, covered with, or illuminated by stars 2. (Astronomy) of, like, or relating to a star or stars starrily adv starriness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Nor when expandingly lifted by your subject, can you fail to trace out great whales in the starry heavens, and boats in pursuit of them; as when long filled with thoughts of war the Eastern nations saw armies locked in battle among the clouds. In the gap between the parted curtains there was a new light shining; not the dim gray twilight of Nature, but a pure and starry radiance, a pale, unearthly light. I saw more things on that starry night, by that blood-red glare, than I have told you in their order, and more things than I shall tell you now. |
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