a. Being without stars; having no stars visible;
n. The light given by the stars. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor walk by moon,
Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only;
A starlight evening and a morning fair. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. staer; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. staer, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling. ]
Rose-colored starling. (Zool.)
a. Lighted by the stars; starlight. [ 1913 Webster ]