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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: VESPER (0.01125 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to VESPER.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: vesper kebaktian
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Vesper Vesper n 1: a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky [syn: evening star, Hesperus] 2: a late afternoon or evening worship service
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vesper Vesper \Ves"per\, n. [L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and perhaps to E. west. Cf. Hesperian, Vespers.] The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Vesper \Ves"per\, a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. [1913 Webster] Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under Grass. [1913 Webster] Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun. [1913 Webster] In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. --Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. [1913 Webster] Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. “Evening Prayer.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants (Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. Evening grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird (Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. Evening primrose. See under Primrose. The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star. [1913 Webster]

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