barnstar noun3 •A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn. •An image posted on a wiki user's personal page by another user, as an informal award or form of recognition.There are many different Wikipedia barnstars that connote different things. — 2008 •A lucky charm resembling a star plate, similar to a horseshoe formsbarnstars