estoile of eight points

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estoile of eight points - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Estoile \Es`toile"\, n. [OF.] (Her.)
     A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight
     like those of a mullet. [Written also ['e]toile.]
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     Estoile of eight points, a star which has four straight and
        four wavy rays.
  
     Estoile of four points. Same as Cross estoil['e], under
        Cross.
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