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lodestar |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loadstar \Load"star`\, Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n. [Load, lode + star. See {Lode}.] A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar; the cynosure. --Chaucer. `` Your eyes are lodestars.'' --Shak. The pilot can no loadstar see --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n. Same as {Loadstar}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lodestar n 1: guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy [syn: {loadstar}] 2: something that serves as a model or guide [syn: {loadstar}]
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