Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PHOS'PHOR
PHOS'PHOR, n. [Gr. φωσφορος; φως, light, from φαω, to shine, and φερω, to bring. See Phosphorus.]
The morning star or Lucifer; Venus, when it precedes the sun and shines in the morning. In this sense, it is also written Phosphorus. – Pope.
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