Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Vesper (-s)
vesper (-s), n. [L. 'evening star, evening'.]
Evening song; music for the late afternoon service in the Catholic church; [fig.] evening star; time when the planet Venus appears above the horizon; [fig.] good-nights; good-byes; farewells; departures; [metaphor] death.
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