Definition of night

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Night (n.) That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light..

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Solanaceous :: Solanaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceae, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more..
Decoration :: Decoration (n.) Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc..
Preceptor :: Preceptor (n.) The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.
Serene :: Serene (n.) Evening air; night chill.
Knight Templar :: Knight Templar () See Commandery, n., 3, and also Templar, n., 1 and 3..
Dominus :: Dominus (n.) Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor..
Nocturnal :: Nocturnal (a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects..
Moonflower :: Moonflower (n.) A kind of morning glory (Ipomoea Bona-nox) with large white flowers opening at night.
Noctiluca :: Noctiluca (n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
Fortnightly :: Fortnightly (adv.) Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.
Noctilucous :: Noctilucous (a.) Shining in the night.
Tonight :: Tonight (adv.) On this present or coming night.
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift..
Childe :: Childe (n.) A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland..
Succubus :: Succubus (n.) A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus..
Mare :: Mare (n.) Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare..
Night :: Night (n.) Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
Knight :: Knight (v. t.) To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---..
Noctuary :: Noctuary (n.) A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary.
Joust :: Joust (v. i.) A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
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