星せい列れつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

lining up like a row of stars

Archaic noun and suru-verb. Describes things arranged in a neat row, evoking the image of stars lined up. Rare in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい軍ぐん記き物もの語がたりには、兵へいが星せい列れつして進すすむ様よう子すが描えがかれている。

  In old war tales, soldiers are depicted advancing in a line like a row of stars.