Twi"light` (?), n. [OE. twilight, AS.
twi- (see Twice) + leóht light; hence the sense
of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht.
See Light.]
1. The light perceived before the rising, and after
the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18° below the
horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the
direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium
through which anything is viewed.
As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds.
Milton.
The twilight of probability.
Locke.
Twi"light`, a. 1. Seen
or done by twilight. Milton.
2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded;
obscure.
O'er the twilight groves and dusky
caves.
Pope.
Twi"light` (?), n. [OE. twilight, AS.
twi- (see Twice) + leóht light; hence the sense
of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht.
See Light.]
1. The light perceived before the rising, and after
the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18° below the
horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the
direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium
through which anything is viewed.
As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds.
Milton.
The twilight of probability.
Locke.
Twi"light`, a. 1. Seen
or done by twilight. Milton.
2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded;
obscure.
O'er the twilight groves and dusky
caves.
Pope.
