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Webster 1913 Edition
Evening
1.
The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.
In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher
Of heaven, the stars that usher
evening
rose. Milton.
☞ Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening.
Bartlett.
2.
The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.
☞ Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. “Evening Prayer.”
Shak.
Evening flower
(Bot.)
, a genus of iridaceous plants (
– Hesperantha
) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. Evening grosbeak
(Zoöl.)
, an American singing bird (
– Coccothraustes vespertina
) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. Evening primrose
. See under
– Primrose
. The evening star
, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; – called also
Vesper
and Hesperus
. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star
.Webster 1828 Edition
Evening
E'VENING
,Noun.
The evening and the morning were the first day. Gen.1.
The precise time when evening begins, or when it ends, is not ascertained by usage. The word often includes a part at least of the afternoon, and indeed the whole afternoon; as in the phrase, 'The morning and evening service of the sabbath.' In strictness, evening commences at the setting of the sun, and continues during twilight, and night commences with total darkness. But in customary language, the evening extends to bed-time, whatever that time may be. Hence we say, to spend an evening with a friend; an evening visit.
1.
The decline or latter part of life. We say, the evening of life, or of one's days.2.
The decline of any thing; as the evening of glory.E'VENING
,Adj.