stelliform
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of stelliform
1790–1800; stelli- ( stelliferous ) + -form
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Buildings, entrances, everything visible—all replicated, reiterated, repeated infinite variations in the one theme, that of the septenate stelliform.
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“For instance: the way you spelled stelliform to-night and won a prize for it.”
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“Stelliform, the shape of a star,” submitted the teacher.
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