Definition of Eveneng
E"ven*ing (?), n. [AS.
&aemacr;fnung. See even, n., and cf.
Eve.] 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.
Milton.
&fist; 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.
&fist; 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
- (figurative) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
It was the evening of the Roman Empire.
- (gerund, uncountable): The action of the verb to even.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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