Hypertext Webster Gateway: "morning"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Morning \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..

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

morning
adj : in the morning; "the morning hours" [syn: {morning(a)}]
n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning
running errands" [syn: {morn}, {morning time}, {forenoon}]
2: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: {good
morning}]
3: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {aurora}, {first
light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring},
{sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
4: the earliest period: "the dawn of civilization"; "the
morning of the world" [syn: {dawn}]


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