vespertineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈvɛspətʌɪn/,

/ˈvɛspətᵻn/, U.S.

/ˈvɛspərˌtin/,

/ˈvɛspərˌtaɪn/

Etymology: < Latin vespertīnus (hence also Old French vespertin , Italian vespertino , Spanish vespertino , Portuguese vespertino ), < vesper vesper n.: see -ine suffix¹.

a. Of or pertaining to the evening; coming, occurring, or taking place in the evening; spec. in Astrology (cf. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [adjective]

vespertinec1503

acronic1565

acronical1585

vesperal1623

chronical1647

cronicall1647

vespertinal1839

post-cenal1848

after-supper1879

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxiiij/2 Yf thou wil kepe late set plantis kepe hem from..vespertyn Reynes.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 29^v Fra Phebus rais to the hour vespertine.

a1623 C. Heydon Astrol. Disc. (1650) 60 The second is..the Vespertine oriental Apparition, which he calleth the last rising.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 217 The Starres; their heliacall, acronicall, matutine, and vespertine motions.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ I. 33 The Morning and Vespertin Service in that Church.

1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xv. 140 Far onward as our eyes..could stretch against the bright Vespertine ray.

1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 68 It is desirable on account of its powerful vespertine fragrance.

1901 Athenæum 28 Dec. 877 The vespertine portion of the ecclesiastical day.

b. Of animals, birds, etc.: Appearing or especially active in the evening.In quot. 1607 after Latin lupus vespertinus, the Vulgate rendering of Hebrew z'ēb ʿereb in Habakkuk i. 8.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > active at night

nocturnal1599

vespertine1607

crepuscular1826

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 437 This first and vulgar kind of Hyæna is bred in Affricke and Arabia... God himselfe in holy scripture calleth it by the name of a Vespertine Wolfe.

1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. i. 114 Vespertine Frog... Native of Siberia.

1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) The vespertine or evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina.

†c. Dim, imperfect. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1623 Bp. J. Hall Best Bargaine 23 If yee had alreadie that vespertine knowledge of the Saints, which yee shall once haue in heauen.

2. Astronomy and Astrology. Of a star, planet, etc.: Setting at or just after sunset.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting > at sunset

vespertine1601

vesperiana1778

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ii. xvi. 11 These stars or planets in their evening setting, are neerest to the earth:..and then they be called Occidentall Vespertine, i. when the sun toward the evening covereth them with his raies.

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. cxxvii. 577 An Infortune in the Nativity,..if Vespertine, [shows] long Diseases.

1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 161 Vespertine, when a Planet sets after the Sun. [Hence in Harris etc.]

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 449 She [i.e. Venus] is..sometimes almost Full, at other times Gibbous,..as well when she is Vespertine as Matutine.

1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum (at cited word) In Astronomy, a Planet is said To be Vespertine, when it sets after the Sun.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 288 Vespertine planets, viz. those between the 10th and 7th, or on the cusp of the 4th or near it, or ☿ and ♀ rising vespertine by day.

3. Geology. Used to designate the lowest carboniferous formation of the Pennsylvanian coal-measures.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [adjective] > primary or Palaeozoic > carboniferous > specific

Bernician1856

seral1858

vespertine1858

Mississippian1891

Pennsylvanian1891

Westphalian1895

Stephanian1901

Viséan1905

Tournaisian1910

Namurian1915

1858 H. D. Rogers Geol. Pennsylvania II. 735 The..horizon which separates the Umbral red shale from the underlying Vespertine conglomerate.

1858 H. D. Rogers Geol. Pennsylvania II. 756 The Vespertine, or Lower Carboniferous series.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 258/1 In its Vespertine areas are numerous patches of anthracite and semi-anthracite coals.

†4. As n. Vespers, evensong. In quot. 1651 figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > canonical hours > vespers, evensong > [noun]

evensongOE

evesonga1250

evening prayer1539

evening song?1548

evening service1561

vesper1611

vespera1640

vespertine1651

vesper service1797

1651 T. Randolph et al. Hey for Honesty v. i. 46/2 Their break-fasts are their Mattins holy zelibus, Their Vespertines are eating beef & velibus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	vespertine
释义	vespertineadj.n. Brit. /ˈvɛspətʌɪn/, /ˈvɛspətᵻn/, U.S. /ˈvɛspərˌtin/, /ˈvɛspərˌtaɪn/ Etymology: < Latin vespertīnus (hence also Old French vespertin , Italian vespertino , Spanish vespertino , Portuguese vespertino ), < vesper vesper n.: see -ine suffix¹. 1. a. Of or pertaining to the evening; coming, occurring, or taking place in the evening; spec. in Astrology (cf. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [adjective] vespertinec1503 acronic1565 acronical1585 vesperal1623 chronical1647 cronicall1647 vespertinal1839 post-cenal1848 after-supper1879 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxiiij/2 Yf thou wil kepe late set plantis kepe hem from..vespertyn Reynes. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 29^v Fra Phebus rais to the hour vespertine. a1623 C. Heydon Astrol. Disc. (1650) 60 The second is..the Vespertine oriental Apparition, which he calleth the last rising. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 217 The Starres; their heliacall, acronicall, matutine, and vespertine motions. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ I. 33 The Morning and Vespertin Service in that Church. 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xv. 140 Far onward as our eyes..could stretch against the bright Vespertine ray. 1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 68 It is desirable on account of its powerful vespertine fragrance. 1901 Athenæum 28 Dec. 877 The vespertine portion of the ecclesiastical day. b. Of animals, birds, etc.: Appearing or especially active in the evening.In quot. 1607 after Latin lupus vespertinus, the Vulgate rendering of Hebrew z'ēb ʿereb in Habakkuk i. 8. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > active at night nocturnal1599 vespertine1607 crepuscular1826 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 437 This first and vulgar kind of Hyæna is bred in Affricke and Arabia... God himselfe in holy scripture calleth it by the name of a Vespertine Wolfe. 1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. i. 114 Vespertine Frog... Native of Siberia. 1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) The vespertine or evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina. †c. Dim, imperfect. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1623 Bp. J. Hall Best Bargaine 23 If yee had alreadie that vespertine knowledge of the Saints, which yee shall once haue in heauen. 2. Astronomy and Astrology. Of a star, planet, etc.: Setting at or just after sunset. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting > at sunset vespertine1601 vesperiana1778 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ii. xvi. 11 These stars or planets in their evening setting, are neerest to the earth:..and then they be called Occidentall Vespertine, i. when the sun toward the evening covereth them with his raies. 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. cxxvii. 577 An Infortune in the Nativity,..if Vespertine, [shows] long Diseases. 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 161 Vespertine, when a Planet sets after the Sun. [Hence in Harris etc.] 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 449 She [i.e. Venus] is..sometimes almost Full, at other times Gibbous,..as well when she is Vespertine as Matutine. 1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum (at cited word) In Astronomy, a Planet is said To be Vespertine, when it sets after the Sun. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 288 Vespertine planets, viz. those between the 10th and 7th, or on the cusp of the 4th or near it, or ☿ and ♀ rising vespertine by day. 3. Geology. Used to designate the lowest carboniferous formation of the Pennsylvanian coal-measures. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [adjective] > primary or Palaeozoic > carboniferous > specific Bernician1856 seral1858 vespertine1858 Mississippian1891 Pennsylvanian1891 Westphalian1895 Stephanian1901 Viséan1905 Tournaisian1910 Namurian1915 1858 H. D. Rogers Geol. Pennsylvania II. 735 The..horizon which separates the Umbral red shale from the underlying Vespertine conglomerate. 1858 H. D. Rogers Geol. Pennsylvania II. 756 The Vespertine, or Lower Carboniferous series. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 258/1 In its Vespertine areas are numerous patches of anthracite and semi-anthracite coals. †4. As n. Vespers, evensong. In quot. 1651 figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > canonical hours > vespers, evensong > [noun] evensongOE evesonga1250 evening prayer1539 evening song?1548 evening service1561 vesper1611 vespera1640 vespertine1651 vesper service1797 1651 T. Randolph et al. Hey for Honesty v. i. 46/2 Their break-fasts are their Mattins holy zelibus, Their Vespertines are eating beef & velibus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.c1503
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