Definition of Silver Star

1. Noun. A United States military decoration for gallantry in action.

Exact synonyms: Silver Star Medal
Generic synonyms: Decoration, Laurel Wreath, Medal, Medallion, Palm, Ribbon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver Star

Silly Billy
Silphium
Silphium laciniatum
Silteplase
Silurian
Silurian period
Siluridae
Siluriformes
Silurus glanis
Silvanus
Silver
Silver-Russell dwarfism
Silver-Russell syndrome
Silver City
Silver Star (current term)
Silver Star Medal
Silver State
Silverman illuminator
Silverskiold's syndrome
Silverstein
Silvery River
Silvia
Silvia atricapilla
Silvius
Silybum
Silybum marianum
Simarouba
Simarouba amara
Simarouba glauca

Literary usage of Silver Star

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Six stripes of black mohair braid arranged as for a general of division, and one silver star. General of Division — Six stripes of black mohair braid ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The white cross bears a five-pointed silver star on a blue medallion. The ribbon is black. The Order of Vasa (the " Green Ribbon "), founded by Gustavus ..."

3. The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories: With Two by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1880)
"The lucky man is born with the prize in his mouth, and does not need to wait for it or to earn it. Silver Star of Live (The), the star which appeared to ..."

4. Mazama: A Record of Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest by Or Mazamas (Portland, Mazamas (Portland, Or.) (1907)
"Trip to the Silver Star Mountain. BY ALFRED F. PARKER. ... A long time ago I had been told that the highest of these was called Silver Star Mountain, ..."

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