faxed star

noun

A comet; meteor.

OriginMiddle English faxed sterre ← Old English feaxede steorra →
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Meanings

nounfaxed star (plural faxed stars)

plural faxed stars · alternative fixed star · alternative faxed-star

  1. dialectalrareA comet; meteor.

    The difference between true and false glory is elegantly illustrated by Milton in his description of Satan, who, falling, was defigured from a star of high magnitude into a faxed star, whose meteoric flash soon fades, […]

    2009, Harry Alfred Long, Personal and Family Names

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cometmeteorshooting star

Origin

  1. Old Englishfeaxede steorra“comet”
  2. Middle Englishfaxed sterre
  3. Englishfaxed star

From Middle English faxed sterre, from Old English feaxede steorra (“comet”, literally “maned star”), equivalent to faxed (“having hair, hairy”) + star, from the tail appearing as though the star had hair.

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APA

faxed star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faxed%20star

MLA

“faxed star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faxed%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faxed star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faxed%20star.

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