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Webster 1913 Edition
Morning
1.
The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.
2.
The first or early part;
as, the
. morning
of life3.
The goddess Aurora.
[Poetic]
Shak.
Morn′ing
,Adj.
Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day;
as,
morning
dew; morning
light; morning
service.She looks as clear
As
As
morning
roses newly washed with dew. Shakespeare
Morning gown
, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day.
– Morning gun
, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts.
– Morning sickness
(Med.)
, nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; – a common sign of pregnancy.
– Morning star
. (a)
Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf.
Evening star
, Evening
. (b)
Satan. See
Lucifer
.Since he miscalled the
Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.
morning star
,Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.
Byron.
(c)
A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain.
– Morning watch
(Naut.)
, the watch between four
a. m.
and eight a. m.
. Webster 1828 Edition
Morning
MORN'ING
, n.1.
The first part of the day, beginning at twelve o'clock at night and extending to twelve at noon. Thus we say, a star rises at one o'clock in the morning. In a more limited sense, morning is the time beginning an hour or two before sunrise, or at break of day, and extending to the hour of breakfast and of beginning the labors of the day. Among men of business in large cities, the morning extends to the hour of dining.2.
The first or early part. In the morning of life, devote yourself to the service of the Most High.
MORN'ING
,Adj.
She looks as clear
As morning roses newly washed with dew.