faxed star
faxed star · faxed stars
A comet; meteorA comet; meteor.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, rare)A comet; meteor.
Origin
From Middle English faxed sterre, from Old English feaxede steorra (“comet”, literally “maFrom 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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