{ Sun"set" (?), Sun"set`ting, } n. 1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when
the sun sets; evening. Also used
figuratively.
'T is the sunset of life gives me
mystical lore.
Campbell.
2. Hence, the region where the sun
sets; the west.
Sunset shell
(Zoöl.), a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at
sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun.