[a. Fr. étoile star.]
† 1. Fortif. A small fort or redoubt in the shape of a star. Obs.
1730–6. Bailey (folio), Etoile, a small fort or work of 4, 5, or 6, or more points, a star redoubt.
1775. in Ash.
2. Her. A heraldic charge consisting of a star with wavy points or rays. Cf. ESTOILE.
1766. Porny, Heraldry Gloss., Etoile, the French word for a Star.
1882. Cussans, Heraldry, 103. Étoile is represented with six wavy points.
3. Comb.
1789. Mrs. Piozzi, Journ. France, II. 287. The public walks and drives … are formed etoile-wise.
