Definition of evening

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Evening (n.) 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..

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Edge :: Edge (v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening..
Levee :: Levee (n.) A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soiree, or evening assembly; a matinee; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee..
Talk :: Talk (v. t.) To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening..
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
Aubade :: Aubade (n.) An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning..
Vesper :: Vesper (n.) The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening..
Overnight :: Overnight (adv.) In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight..
Yester-evening :: Yester-evening (n.) The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.
Glooming :: Glooming (n.) Twilight (of morning or evening); the gloaming.
Venus :: Venus (n.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus..
Vesper :: Vesper (a.) Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells..
Dusk :: Dusk (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening..
Kettledrum :: Kettledrum (n.) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5..
Even :: Even (n.) Evening. See Eve, n. 1..
Evensong :: Evensong (n.) A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong..
Crepusculous :: Crepusculous (a.) Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects..
Afternoon :: Afternoon (n.) The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening..
Eve :: Eve (n.) Evening.
Shrovetide :: Shrovetide (n.) The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday..
Allhallow Eve :: Allhallow eve () The evening before Allhallows. See Halloween.
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