1.
[syn: evening star, Hesperus, Vesper]
2. a late afternoon or evening worship service;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vesper \Ves"per\, a.
Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of
vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.
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Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under Grass.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vesper \Ves"per\ (v[e^]s"p[~e]r), n. [L., the evening, the
evening star, the west; akin to Gr. "e`speros, "espe`ra, and
perhaps to E. west. Cf. Hesperian, Vespers.]
The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset;
hence, the evening. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See even, n., and cf.
Eve.]
1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of
darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of
the sun.
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In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.
--Milton.
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Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the
United States, the afternoon is called evening.
--Bartlett.
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2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as
of strength or glory.
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Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening
Prayer." --Shak.
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Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants
(Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with
sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which
expand in the evening.
Evening grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird
(Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill.
Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail
black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called
because it sings in the evening.
Evening primrose. See under Primrose.
The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the
western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically,
the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus.
During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are
also evening stars. See Morning Star.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vesper
n 1: a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
[syn: evening star, Hesperus, Vesper]
2: a late afternoon or evening worship service
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "vesper":
Mass, bedtime prayer, camp meeting, church, church service,
close of day, cockshut, compline, crepuscular, devotions,
divine service, dusk, dusky, duty, eve, even, evening,
evening devotions, evensong, eventide, exercises, grayness, lauds,
liturgy, matins, meeting, morning devotions, night song, nightfall,
none, nones, novena, office, praise meeting, prayer,
prayer meeting, prayers, prime, prime song, public worship,
revival, revival meeting, service, setting sun, sext, shut of day,
sundown, sunset, sunsetty, tent meeting, the expiring day, tierce,
twilight, twilighty, undersong, vespers, vespertine, vigils,
watch meeting, watch night, watch-night service
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Vesper, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 541
Housing Units (2000): 243
Land area (2000): 1.121954 sq. miles (2.905848 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.121954 sq. miles (2.905848 sq. km)
FIPS code: 82650
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.481016 N, 89.967423 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54489
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Vesper, WI
Vesper