Word of the Day:
eventide
What It Means
The mist rises from the lake at eventide.
Did You Know?
From Middle English eventyde, from Old English ǣfentīd, derived from ǣfen (“evening”) + tīd (“time”). By surface analysis, even + -tide.
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