astriferous

English

Etymology

From Latin astrifer, from astrum (“star”) ferre (“to bear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

astriferous (comparative more astriferous, superlative most astriferous)

1. Bearing stars.

   astriferous robes

   • 1672, Theophilus Gale, The Court of the Gentiles:

     The Ethereous or Astriferous Heaven

References

• “astriferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.