English

estoile

Noun

estoile ‎(plural estoiles)

1. (heraldry) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet.

Usage notes

• Variations include the estoile of eight points, with four straight and four wavy rays, and the estoile of four points, or cross estoilé.

Anagrams

• étoiles

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla.

Noun

estoile f (plural estoiles)

1. star

Descendants

• French: étoile
  • Haitian Creole: zetwal

Old French

Alternative forms

• esteile

Etymology

From Latin stēlla.

Noun

estoile f ‎(oblique plural estoiles, nominative singular estoile, nominative plural estoiles)

1. star

Descendants

• English: estoile
• Gallo: esteill
• Middle French: estoile
  • French: étoile
    • Haitian Creole: zetwal
• Picard: étole
• Norman: êtaile, éteile, ételle, etel
• Walloon: stoele, sitoele