stelliferous

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The stars that sprent the firmament when overly stelliferous --

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  • The sands that o'er Cyrene's shore lie sweetly odoriferous, The stars that sprent the firmament when overly stelliferous-- Come, Lezzy, please add all of these, until the whole amount of 'em Will sorely vex the rubbernecks attempting to keep count of 'em V. Catullus Explains ODE LXXXV: AD LESBIAM Hark thou, my Lesbia, there be none existent Can truly say she hath been loved by me As thou hast been. —  Tobogganing on Parnassus
  • The stars that sprent the firmament when overly stelliferous -- —  Tobogganing on Parnassus
  • This stelliferous zone almost completely encircles the sphere, which it divides into two nearly equal parts, and is inclined at an angle of 63° to the celestial equator. —  The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
  • Photography reveals in a remarkable manner the amazing richness of this stelliferous zone; the impress of the stars on the sensitive plate of the camera, in some instances, resembles a shower of descending snowflakes. —  The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
 

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  1. from Latin stellifer, starry, from stella, a star, + ferre = English bear.
 

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