lactean, a.
(ˈlæktiːən)
[f. as prec. + -an.]
† a. = lacteal a. 1 b (obs.). b. = lacteal a. 2. (In mod. Dicts.)
| 1659 Moxon Tutor Astron. i. 25 Blaeu saith, This Lactean whiteness and clearness ariseth from a great number of little stars, constipated in that part of Heaven. |