Morn"ing , a.
Pertaining to the first part or
early part of the day; being in the
early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service.
She looks as clear
As morning roses newly washed with dew.
Shak. Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day. -- Morning gun, a gun fired at the
first stroke of reveille at military posts. -- Morning sickness
(Med.), nausea and
vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy. -- Morning star. (a) Any one of the
planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf. Evening star, Evening. (b) Satan. See Lucifer.
Since he
miscalled the morning star,
Nor man nor fiend
hath fallen so far.
Byron. (c) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with
spikes, either attached to a staff or
suspended from one by a chain.
-- Morning watch
(Naut.), the watch
between four A. M. and eight A. M..
Morn"ing (môrn"&ibreve;ng),
n. [OE. morning, morwening. See Morn.]
1. The first or
early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.
2. The first or
early part; as, the morning of life.
3. The goddess Aurora. [Poetic]
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