galaxy /ˈɡæl.ək.si/noun 4verb 2forms 3 noun4 •a huge group of billions of stars, dust and gas, sometimes seen at night as a soft band of light •(figurative) An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.[a] galaxy of science fiction stars. — 1936 •Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space. — 2016 •(no longer used) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...]. — 1633 verb2 •To furnish with galaxies.In dazzling light expands the mighty Dome: / Mirror of Heaven,—but Heaven when she doth wear / All galaxied with Stars her flashing hair! — 1838 •(no longer used) To gather together into a luminous whole.Let all their Vertues then be Galaxied into this one Indistinct Lustre, they vvere Faithful Servants of Christ, and Sufferers for their being so. — 1702 formsgalaxied · galaxying · galaxies
