Wiktionary:Word of the day/June 16

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Word of the day
for June 16
stardust n
  1. (astronomy)
    1. Small fragments of dust-like material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
    2. (informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.
    3. (archaic) Small fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites; meteor dust.
  2. (figuratively)
    1. Something imaginary or lacking substance.
    2. An imaginary magic dust or powder that, when in one's eyes, supposedly causes one to view a person or thing favourably, even though this might not actually be true.
    3. An imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities; hence, charisma or glamour, especially that possessed by a celebrity.

The English musician David Bowie’s album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released on this day in 1972.

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