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vesper
/ˈvɛspɚ/
noun 4name 3adj 1
Collocations
2VERB + VESPER
heard
VESPER + NOUN
bugle
Definitions
noun
1
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
A vesper bat.
Almost all vespers are insect catchers.
adj
1
Evening.
On Sumter’s rampart, that sweet eve, / I heard the vesper bugle play […]
name
1
The planet Venus as the evening star.
Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
- hesperus
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Idioms & Phrases
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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.
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Almost all vespers are insect catchers.
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On Sumter’s rampart, that sweet eve, / I heard the vesper bugle play […]
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Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
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