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vesper

noun
/ˈvɛspɚ/US/ˈvɛspə/UK

Etymology

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

  1. borrowed from vesper — “evening star”

Definitions

  1. The bell that summons worshippers to vespers

    The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.

  2. The evening.

    • In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, / It perch'd for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, / Glimmered the white Moon-shine.

  3. A vesper martini.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A vesper bat.

      • Almost all vespers are insect catchers.

    2. Evening.

      • On Sumter’s rampart, that sweet eve, / I heard the vesper bugle play […]

    3. The planet Venus as the evening star.

      • Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus

    4. A surname from German.

    5. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA