Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: DAWN'ING – DAY-WORK
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DAWN'ING, n.
- The first appearance of light in the morning.
- The first opening or appearance of the intellectual powers; beginning; as, the first dawning of notions in the understanding. – Locke.
DAWN'ING, ppr.
- Growing light; first appearing luminous; opening; as, the dawning day.
- Opening; expanding; beginning to show intellectual light; beginning.
DAY, n. [Sax. dæg, deg, dag; Goth. dags; D. dag; G. tag; Sw. dag; Dan. dag; San. dyu; Celtic di, dia; W. dydh; L. dies. See Dawn.]
- That part of the time of the earth's revolution on its axis, in which its surface is presented to the sun; the part of the twenty four hours when it is light; or the space of time between the rising and setting of the sun; called the artificial day. And God called the light day. – Gen i.
- The whole time or period of one revolution of the earth on its axis, or twenty four hours; called the natural day. And the evening and the morning were the first day. – Gen. i. In this sense, the day may commence at any period of the revolution. The Babylonians began the day at sun-rising; the Jews, at sun-setting; the Egyptians, at midnight, as do several nations in modern times, the British, French, Spanish, American, &c. This day, in reference to civil transactions, is called the civil day. Thus with us the day when a legal instrument is dated, begins and ends at midnight.
- Light; sunshine. Let us walk honestly as in the day. – Rom. xiii.
- Time specified; any period of time distinguished from other time; age; time, with reference to the existence of a person or thing. He was a useful man in his day. In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. – Gen. ii. In this sense, the plural is often used; as, from the days of the judges; in the days of our fathers. In this sense also, the word is often equivalent to life, or earthly existence.
- The contest of a day; battle; or day of combat. The day is his own. He won the day, that is, he gained the victory.
- An appointed or fixed time. If my debtors do not keep their day. – Dryden.
- Time of commemorating an event; anniversary; the same day of the month, in any future year. We celebrate the day of our Savior's birth. Day by day, daily; every day; each day in succession; continually; without intermission of a day. Day by day, we magnify thee. – Common Prayer. But or only from day to day, without certainty of continuance; temporarily. – Shak. To-day, adv. [Sax. to-dæg.] On the present day; this day; or at the present time. Days of grace, in theology, the time when mercy is offered to sinners. To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. – Ps. xcv. Days of grace, in law, are days granted by the court for delay, at the prayer of the plaintif or defendant. – Encyc. Three days, beyond the day named in the writ, in which the person summoned may appear and answer. – Blackstone. Days of grace, in commerce, a customary number of days, in Great Britain and America, three, allowed for the payment of a note or bill of exchange, after it becomes due. A note due on the seventh of the month is payable on the tenth. The days of grace are different in different countries. In France they are ten; at Naples eight; at Venice, Amsterdam and Antwerp, six; at Hamburg, twelve; in Spain, fourteen; in Genoa, thirty. – Encyc. Day in court, is a day for the appearance of parties in a suit. Days in bank, in England, days of appearance in the court of common bench. Days in court are generally at the distance of about a week from each other, and have reference to some festival of the church. On some one of these days in bank, all original writs must be made returnable. – Blackstone.
DAY'-BEAM, n.
The light of the day. – Bowring.
DAY'BED, n.
A bed used for idleness, indulgence, or rest during the day. – Shak.
DAY'BOOK, n.
A journal of accounts; a book in which are recorded the debts and credits or accounts of the day.
DAY'-BREAK, n.
The dawn or first appearance of light in the morning.
DAY'-COAL, n.
A name given by miners to the upper stratum of coal. – Encyc.
DAY'DREAM, n.
A vision to the waking senses. – Mason.
DAY'FLOW-ER, n.
The popular name of a genus of plants, the Commelina. – Muhlenberg.
DAY'-FLY, n.
A genus of insects that live one day only, or a very short time, called Ephemera. The species are numerous, some of which live scarcely an hour, others, several days. – Encyc.
DAY'-FLY-ER, n.
An animal that flies in the day-time.
DAY'LA-BOR, n.
Labor hired or performed by the day.
DAY'LA-BOR-ER, n.
One who works by the day.
DAY'-LIGHT, n.
The light of the day; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or of a lamp or candle.
DAY'-LIL-Y, n.
The same with asphodel. – Johnson. A species of Hemerocallis. – Botany.
DAY'LY, a.
The more regular orthography of Daily.
DAYS'MAN, a.
An umpire or arbiter; a mediator. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. Job ix.
DAY'SPRING, n.
The dawn; the beginning of the day, or first appearance of light. Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us. – Luke i.
DAY'STAR, n.
The morning star, Lucifer, Venus; the star which precedes the morning light. – Milton.
DAY'S-WORK, n.
The work of one day. Among seaman, the account or reckoning of a ship's course for 24 hours, from noon to noon. – Encyc.
DAY'TIME, n.
The time of the sun's light on the earth; opposed to night.
DAY'WEA-RI-ED, a.
Wearied with the labor of the day. – Shak.
DAY-WO'MAN, n.
A dairy maid.
DAY-WORK, n.
Work by the day; day-labor.