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Evening   /ˈivnɪŋ/   Listen
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Evening  n.  
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 evening rose." Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening.
2.
The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening Prayer."
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.





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"Evening" Quotes from Famous Books



... captain, "and I think we will dismiss thought for our own for the present. It is time now for evening worship. Max you ...
— Christmas with Grandma Elsie • Martha Finley
... would have been a perfect Cromwellian troop, he observed that he would have been glad to add a chaplain to the list, if he could have found one who could fill that office worthily. It is easy enough to find one for the United States army. I believe that he had prayers in his camp morning and evening, nevertheless. ...
— A Plea for Captain John Brown • Henry David Thoreau
... thy turrets drink the light Of summer evening's softest ray; And ivy garlands, green and bright, Still mantle thy decay; And calm and beauteous, as of old, Thy ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, - Issue 343, November 29, 1828 • Various
... was brought into connection with the chief god of Babylon, Marduk; the bright star of morning and evening with Ishtar; the red planet with Nergal, god of war, and the others with Ninib and Nebo respectively. The Romans changed these names into those of their corresponding deities, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn, ...
— Introduction to the History of Religions - Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV • Crawford Howell Toy
... ought not to be allowed to play on the boat," muttered an old gentleman, looking up from the columns of the Evening Post. ...
— Phil the Fiddler • Horatio Alger, Jr.


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