BESTAR

Etymology

Verb

bestar (third-person singular simple present bestars, present participle bestarring, simple past and past participle bestarred)

(transitive, archaic) To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to adorn or decorate with, or as with, stars.

Anagrams

• Baster, Sterba, Tarbes, abrest, barest, baster, breast, rebats, tabers

Source: Wiktionary


Be*star", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestarred.]

Definition: To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. "Bestarred with anemones." W. Black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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