faxed star

== English == === Alternative forms === fixed star (17th century) faxed-star === Etymology === From Middle English faxed sterre, from Old English feaxede steorra (“comet”, literally “maned star”), equivalent to faxed (“having hair, hairy”) +‎ star, from the tail appearing as though the star had hair. === Noun === faxed star (plural faxed stars) (rare, dialectal) A comet; meteor.