Mflfcy Way
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A great circle of stars entirely surrounding the heavens, apparently so crowded together that they look to the naked eye like a "way" or stream of faint "milky" light. See GALAXY.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Mflfcy Way” mean?
A great circle of stars entirely surrounding the heavens, apparently so crowded together that they look to the naked eye like a "way" or stream of faint "milky" light. See GALAXY.
Is “Mflfcy Way” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.