| slovo | definícia |
lodestar
(encz) | lodestar,polárka n: Zdeněk Brož |
lodestar
(encz) | lodestar,vzor n: Zdeněk Brož |
Lodestar
(gcide) | Loadstar \Load"star`\, Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n. [Load, lode +
star. See Lode.]
1. A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar,
Polaris; also, the constellation containing the pole star,
the cynosure (Ursa Minor). --Chaucer. " Your eyes are
lodestars." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The pilot can no loadstar see. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Something that serves as a guide or provides direction; a
cynosure[2].
[PJC]
3. Something that attracts attention or on which the atention
is fixed; a cynosure[3].
[PJC] Loadstone |
Lodestar
(gcide) | Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n.
Same as Loadstar.
[1913 Webster] |
lodestar
(wn) | lodestar
n 1: guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in
navigation or astronomy [syn: lodestar, loadstar]
2: something that serves as a model or guide [syn: lodestar,
loadstar] |
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Lodestar
(gcide) | Loadstar \Load"star`\, Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n. [Load, lode +
star. See Lode.]
1. A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar,
Polaris; also, the constellation containing the pole star,
the cynosure (Ursa Minor). --Chaucer. " Your eyes are
lodestars." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The pilot can no loadstar see. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Something that serves as a guide or provides direction; a
cynosure[2].
[PJC]
3. Something that attracts attention or on which the atention
is fixed; a cynosure[3].
[PJC] LoadstoneLodestar \Lode"star`\, n.
Same as Loadstar.
[1913 Webster] |
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