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The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in poetry. From morn To noun he fell, from noon to dewy eve. Milton.

Of or pertaining to the morn; morning. [Obs.] "White as morne milk." Chaucer.

ining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew. Shak. Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day. -- Morning gun, a gun fired at the first st…

A climbing plant (Ipomoea purpurea) having handsome, funnel- shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See Dextrorsal.

Morning time. [Poetic]

Towards the morn. [Poetic] And mornward now the starry hands move on. Lowell.

In the morning; every morning. [Obs.] And have such pleasant walks into the woods A-mornings. J. Fletcher.

A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe. [Corruptly written cromona.]

To-morrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The morning of yesterday. Coleridge.

To adorn. [Obs.] Congealed little drops which do the morn adore. Spenser.

t, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.

Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored. "The amber morn." Tennyson.

In the morning. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell.

ed to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. "Antelucan worship." De Quincey.

To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.

, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.

An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. Grove. The crowing cock . . . Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear. Longfellow.

The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.