English Dictionary: evening star | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. {Effeminacies}. [From {Effeminate}.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. {Effeminacies}. [From {Effeminate}.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. --Milton. | |
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Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, a. [L. effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See {Feminine}, a.] 1. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak. The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor. --Bacon. An effeminate and unmanly foppery. --Bp. Hurd. 2. Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense. Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse. --Shak. Note: Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to women, are epithets of propriety or commendation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effeminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effeminating}.] To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. --Locke. | |
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Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. i. To grow womanish or weak. In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt. --Pope. | |
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Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effeminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effeminating}.] To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. --Locke. | |
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Effeminately \Ef*fem"i*nate*ly\, adv. 1. In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately. [bd]Proud and effeminately gay.[b8] --Fawkes. 2. By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. [R.] [bd]Effeminately vanquished.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Effeminateness \Ef*fem"i*nate*ness\, n. The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness. --Fuller. | |
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Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effeminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effeminating}.] To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. --Locke. | |
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Effemination \Ef*fem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. effeminatio.] Effeminacy; womanishness. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Effeminize \Ef*fem"i*nize\, v. t. To make effeminate. [Obs.] | |
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Eponym \Ep"o*nym\, Eponyme \Ep"o*nyme\, n. [Cf. F. [82]ponyme. See {Eponymous}.] 1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes. 2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual. | |
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Eponym \Ep"o*nym\, Eponyme \Ep"o*nyme\, n. [Cf. F. [82]ponyme. See {Eponymous}.] 1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes. 2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual. | |
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Eponymic \Ep`o*nym"ic\, a. Same as {Eponymous}. Tablets . . . which bear eponymic dates. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). | |
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Eponymist \E*pon"y*mist\, n. One from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its name; an eponym. | |
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Eponymous \E*pon"y*mous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'epi` upon, to + [?] for [?] name.] Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like. What becomes . . . of the Herakleid genealogy of the Spartan kings, when it is admitted that eponymous persons are to be canceled as fictions? --Grote. | |
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Eponymy \E*pon"y*my\, n. [Gr. [?] a surname given after some person or thing.] The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc. | |
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Euphonium \Eu*pho"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Euphony}.] (Mus.) A bass instrument of the saxhorn family. | |
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Euphonon \Eu"pho*non\, n. [See {Euphony}.] (Mus.) An instrument resembling the organ in tine and the upright piano in form. It is characterized by great strength and sweetness of tone. | |
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Evenhand \E"ven*hand`\, n. Equality. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Evenhanded \E"ven*hand`ed\, a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. [bd]Evenhanded justice.[b8] --Shak. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ly}, adv. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ness}, n. [?]. | |
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Evenhanded \E"ven*hand`ed\, a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. [bd]Evenhanded justice.[b8] --Shak. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ly}, adv. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ness}, n. [?]. | |
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Evenhanded \E"ven*hand`ed\, a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. [bd]Evenhanded justice.[b8] --Shak. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ly}, adv. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ness}, n. [?]. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Even \E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evening}] 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W. Raleigh. It will even all inequalities --Evelyn. 2. To equal [Obs.] [bd]To even him in valor.[b8] --Fuller. 3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits. --Shak. 4. To set right; to complete. 5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]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 sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: 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. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]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 sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: 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. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]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 sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: 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. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. | |
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Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.] (Bot.) (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P. vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole}, {primerolles}. (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}. {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus. {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N. biflorus}). [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]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 sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: 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. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. | |
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Evenminded \E"ven*mind`ed\, a. Having equanimity. | |
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Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.: (a) A certain shrub ({Evonymus atropurpureus}) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also {burning bush}. (b) Cascara buckthorn. (c) Basswood. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Evening Shade, AR (town, FIPS 22360) Location: 36.07044 N, 91.62127 W Population (1990): 328 (158 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72532 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Evening the period following sunset with which the Jewish day began (Gen. 1:5; Mark 13:35). The Hebrews reckoned two evenings of each day, as appears from Ex. 16:12: 30:8; 12:6 (marg.); Lev. 23:5 (marg. R.V., "between the two evenings"). The "first evening" was that period when the sun was verging towards setting, and the "second evening" the moment of actual sunset. The word "evenings" in Jer. 5:6 should be "deserts" (marg. R.V.). |