Hypertext Webster Gateway: "starred"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Starred}
(st[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starring}.]
To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to
bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems. ``A sable curtain
starred with gold.'' --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Starling \Star"ling\, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS.
st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara,
Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf.
{Stare} a starling.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Pastor}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Starred \Starred\, a. [From {Star}.]
1. Adorned or studded with stars; bespangled.
2. Influenced in fortune by the stars. [Obs.]
My third comfort, Starred most unluckily. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
starred
adj : marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn: {asterisked}]
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