Evening

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Even.

II. Evening ·noun The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

III. Evening ·noun The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum.

Related Words

Evening
The period following sunset with which the Jewish day began (Gen. 1:5; Mark 13:35). The Hebrews reck...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
evening
Shrove-Tuesday, the succeeding day being Ash -Wednesday, the first of the Lenten fast. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Yester-evening
·noun The evening of yesterday; the evening last past. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
evening gun
The warning-piece, after the firing of which the sentries challenge. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book