Definition of night

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Night (n.) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow..

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Armiger :: Armiger (n.) Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire..
Nightingale :: Nightingale (n.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song..
Equidiurnal :: Equidiurnal (a.) Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; -- applied to the equinoctial line.
Full :: Full (v. i.) To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight..
Cacodemon :: Cacodemon (n.) The nightmare.
Donzel :: Donzel (n.) A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page..
Sir :: Sir (n.) A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet.
Commandery :: Commandery (n.) A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory..
Run :: Run (n.) Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights..
Morel :: Morel (n.) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
Donship :: Donship (n.) The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight..
Overnight :: Overnight (adv.) In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight..
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Gin :: Gin (n.) Against; near by; towards; as, gin night..
Chess :: Chess (n.) A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns..
Nightjar :: Nightjar (n.) A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of Goatsucker..
Benight :: Benight (v. t.) To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the end of a day's journey or task..
Vespillo :: Vespillo (n.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.
Banneret :: Banneret (n.) A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank..
Spur :: Spur (n.) An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood..
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