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H. Taylor.

Stark"ly, adv. In a stark manner; stiffly; strongly.

Its onward force too starky pent In figure, bone, and lineament.

Emerson.

Stark"ness, n. The quality or state of being stark.

Star"less (?), a. Being without stars; having no stars visible; as, a starless night. Milton.

Star"light` (?), n. The light given by the stars.

Nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.

Milton.

Star"light`, a. Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as, a starlight night.

A starlight evening and a morning fair.

Dryden.

Star"like` (?), a. 1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as, starlike flowers.

2. Shining; bright; illustrious. Dryden.

The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness.

Boyle.

Star"ling (?), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. stær; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. stær, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.

2. (Zoöl.) A California fish; the rock trout.

3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling.

Rose-colored starling. (Zoöl.) See Pastor.

Star"lit` (?), a. Lighted by the stars; starlight.

Star"mon`ger (?), n. A fortune teller; an astrologer; -- used in contempt. B. Jonson.

Starn (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European starling. [Prov. Eng.]

Star"nose` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A curious American mole (Condylura cristata) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also star- nosed mole.

Star"ost (?), n. [Pol. starosta, from stary old.] A nobleman who possessed a starosty. [Poland]

Star"os*ty (?), n. A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life. [Poland] Brande & C.

Star"proof` (?), a. Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm. [Poetic] Milton.

Star"-read` (?), n. Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology; astronomy. [Obs.]