evenstar
evenstar proper noun: venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance.
Proper noun
the evenstar
- Venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance.
- Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
- She came alone one evenstar, / And all my room Alhambra was.c. 1903 [1852], Théophile Gautier, “The Castle of Remembrance”, in S. C. de Sumichrast, transl., The Complete Works of Théophile Gautier, volume 12, page 155
- Synonyms:
- Hesperus, Vesper, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
Examples of evenstar in a sentence
- Clouds that wrap the vales below / At the hour of evenstar / Lowliest attendants are […]1907, James Joyce, Chamber Music, poem XXV:
- Evenstar, still evenstar / If this twilight thou dost shine / On a more unhappy head […]1939, Robert Nichols, “Evenstar”, in The Argosy, volume 25, page 36:
Synonyms of evenstar
Forms of evenstar
| alternative form | evestar |
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Origin of evenstar
From Middle English euensterre, from Old English ǣfensteorra, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ.
Questions about evenstar
- What does evenstar mean?
- Evenstar means venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance.
- How do you use evenstar in a sentence?
- Clouds that wrap the vales below / At the hour of evenstar / Lowliest attendants are […]
- What part of speech is evenstar?
- Evenstar is a proper noun.
Words near evenstar in the dictionary
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