stardust

stardust
a) Particles of matter that fall from the stars down to Earth; often used idiomatically to suggest a fanciful or dreamlike quality

My sisters eyes were full of stardust, and shed spend hours lazily planning her future life when she would make her big break in the movies.

b) A distant cluster of stars, resembling a cloud, the individual stars of which cannot be resolved
Syn: cosmic dust

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