Morning

morn′ing, n. the first part of the day: the early part of anything: the first dram of the day.— adj. pertaining to the morning: taking place or being in the morning.— ns. Morn′ing-dre , dre such as is usually worn in the morning, as opposed to Evening-dre ; Morn′ing-gift , a gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after marriage; Morning-gown , a gown for wearing in the morning; Morn′ing-land , the east; Morn′ing-room , a woman's morning boudoir or sitting-room in English country houses; Morn′ing-sick′ne , nausea and vomiting in the morning, common in the early stages of pregnancy; Morn′ing-star , any of the planets, esp. Venus, when it rises before the sun: a kind of flail with a star-like ball of metal at the end of a chain, formerly used as a weapon of war; Morn′ing-tide , the morning time: early part; Morn′ing-watch , the watch between 4 and 8 A.M. [Contr. of morwen-ing . Cf. Morn .]