Evening

ēv′ning, n. the close of the daytime: the decline or end of life: an evening party or gathering.— ns. Ev′enfall , early evening, twilight; Eve′ning-dre , the dre worn by ladies and gentlemen at evening parties; Eve′ning-prim′rose , a species of Œnot her a , native of Virginia, but now naturalised in many parts of Europe on river-banks, in thickets, .—eaten after dinner it incites to wine-drinking; Eve′ning star , applied to Venus, when seen in the west setting soon after the sun; Ev′ensong , evening prayer, the Anglican form appointed to be said or sung at evening: the time proper for such; Ev′entide , the time of evening, evening. [A.S. ǽfnung , from ǽfen , even.]