"Brunswick star" meaning in All languages combined

See Brunswick star on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Brunswick stars [plural]
Etymology: From the German Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brunswick star (plural Brunswick stars)
  1. (heraldry) An emblem formed by an eight-pointed or sixteen-pointed star composed of many narrow rays. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges

Inflected forms

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        [
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        [
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        "(heraldry) An emblem formed by an eight-pointed or sixteen-pointed star composed of many narrow rays."
      ],
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