Definition of night

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Night (n.) The period after the close of life; death.

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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 The term is now superseded by esquire..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast..
Fortnightly :: Fortnightly (adv.) Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.
Tattoo :: Tattoo (n.) A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp..
Cavalier :: Cavalier (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
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..
Bivouac :: Bivouac (n.) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack..
Nightgown :: Nightgown (n.) A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment..
Dubbing :: Dubbing (n.) The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc..
Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..
Knights Bachelors :: Knights bachelors (pl. ) of Knight bachelo.
Late :: Late (a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night..
Equidiurnal :: Equidiurnal (a.) Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; -- applied to the equinoctial line.
#NAME? :: -hood () A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head..
Squire :: Squire (n.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
Late :: Late (v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher..
Philomela :: Philomela (n.) A genus of birds including the nightingales.
Templar :: Templar (n.) A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple..
Night :: Night (n.) The period after the close of life; death.
Night-faring :: Night-faring (a.) Going or traveling in the night.
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