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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a class of meteors which appear as luminous points shooting or darting through larger or smaller arcs of the sky, and followed by long trains of light. They are observable in the night sky throughout the year. Also called
shooting-star .
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- noun astronomy A
meteor .
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treeseed commented on the word falling star
falling star is a folk name for a meteor. It appears in the song Catch a Falling Star by Paul Vance that was recorded and popularized by Perry Como.
"Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away!
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!
For love may come an' tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
Just in case you feel you wanna’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!
"
January 21, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word falling star
I just got this joke in an e-mail:
King Ozymandias of Assyria was running low on cash after years of
war with the Hittites. His last great possession was the Star of the
Euphrates, the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. Desperate, he
went to Croesus, the pawnbroker, to ask for a loan.
Croesus said, "I'll give you 100,000 dinars for it."
"But I paid a million dinars for it," the King protested. " Don 't you
know who I am? I am the king!"
Croesus replied, "When you wish to pawn a Star, makes no difference who you are."
January 9, 2012
gangerh commented on the word falling star
Ha! I like it.
But how long was it in your email before you got it?
January 9, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word falling star
What a dizzine (disney) star! Making a star fall into a wind fall? Turning stardust into golddust? Great joke , Ruzuzu!
January 10, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word falling star
Gangerh! I just got that. :-)
January 10, 2012
gangerh commented on the word falling star
HaHaHa!
January 10, 2012