ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Day-dawn

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Day-dawn is a noun meaning (archaic) The rising of the sun; the time when the sun rises.

Meaning

(archaic) The rising of the sun; the time when the sun rises.

Example Sentences

For like a day-dawn she was young and pure,
At day-dawn I looked thro’ the key-hole of my Beloved’s door.
Full many a score that lone maid counted o’er Of day-dawns and night-falls—a year to the day—
Before day-dawn, Judge Thatcher and the handful of searchers with him were tracked out, in the cave, by the twine clews they had strung behind them, and informed of the great news.

Word Forms

Synonyms for day-dawn

Depending on context, synonyms include dawn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dawn, dayspring, dawning, dayrise, daybreak, daytime.

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