morningstar
morningstar is the alternative spelling of morning star.
Meaning of morning star
Noun
morning star (countable and uncountable, plural morning stars)
- A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.
- Contrivances like these, except that the balls were armed with spikes, were long carried by the pioneers of the trained bands, or city militia, they are generally called morning stars.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, […], London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC, page 55
- Synonyms:
- holy-water sprinkle, holy water sprinkler, morgenstern
- Sleep or rheum, particularly that which is discharged at the eyes during sleep.
- We call it “morning star”. Funny name though. The real name is “eye crusts”.2019, PlaysPH, "What is the official name of the crusty stuff we develop around our eyes during sleep? And what causes it?", Quora
- Synonyms:
- morning glory
Proper noun capitalized: Morningstar
Morningstar (plural Morningstars)
- A surname.
Forms of morningstar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | morningstars |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Morningstars |
Questions about morningstar
- What does morningstar mean?
- Morningstar means a surname.
- What is morningstar the alternative spelling of?
- Morningstar is the alternative spelling of morning star.
- What part of speech is morningstar?
- Morningstar is a proper noun.
Words near morningstar in the dictionary
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