estoile

English

estoile

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin stēlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈstɔɪl/

Noun

estoile (plural estoiles)

1. (heraldry) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet.

Usage notes

• Variations include the estoile of eight points, with four straight and four wavy rays, and the estoile of four points, or cross estoilé.

Anagrams

• etoiles, étoiles

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla.

Noun

estoile f (plural estoiles)

1. star

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Old French

Alternative forms

• esteile

Etymology

From Latin stēlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtoj.lə/

Noun

estoile oblique singular, f (oblique plural estoiles, nominative singular estoile, nominative plural estoiles)

1. star