EVENING
ADVERBS
► BELIVE in the evening → 1775 Eng. dial.
► THESTREEN last night, yesterday evening → 1788 Sc.
NOUNS
► AFTER-DAYSET evening; an evening social gathering → 1947 Sc.
► AFTERNIGHT the evening; the time after it gets dark → 1899 Amer. dial.
► ANTRUM afternoon or evening → 1811 Sc. obs.
► ARNDERN the evening → c1480
► BUKUSO’CLOCK the evening → 2003 S. Afr. sl.
► CANDLE-TEENING the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall → 1746 Eng. dial.
► CANDLE-TENDING the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall → 1519
► CANDLE-TINING the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall → 1613
► DARKENING twilight, dusk, evening → 1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DARKEY night; evening; twilight → 1753 criminals’ sl.
► DARKMANS the night, evening; also, twilight → 1567 thieves’ cant
► DARKY night; evening; twilight → 1753 criminals’ sl.
► DAY-LIGHT’S-GATE twilight, evening, dusk → 1815 Eng. dial.
► DAY-LIGHT-FALLING twilight, evening, dusk → 1874 Eng. dial.
► DAYLIGHT-GATE the going or close of the day; twilight; evening, dusk → 1613 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► DAY-LIGHT-GOING ► DAY-LIGHT-GONE twilight, evening, dusk → 1853 Eng. dial.
► DELLIT twilight, evening, dusk → 1819 Eng. dial.
► DIM the evening; the night → Bk2006 US street sl.
► DOGWATCH the evening hours → 1945 Amer. dial.
► EARLY BLACK dusk; early evening → Bk2006 US street sl.
► EARLY CANDLELIGHT the beginning of the evening; dusk → 1809 Amer. dial.
► EDGE OF DARK early evening, twilight → 1953 Amer. dial.
► EDGE OF DUSK early evening, twilight → a1864 Amer. dial.
► EDGE OF NIGHT, THE twilight, dusk, early evening, nightfall → 1881 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► EDGE OF THE EVENING, THE early evening, twilight → 1758 Amer. dial.
► EEMIN evening → 1703 Eng. dial.
► EVELING evening → 1746 Eng. dial.
► EVEMEN evening → 1851 Eng. dial.
► EVEN evening → 1917 Amer. dial.
► EVEN-FALL the ‘fall’ or commencement of the evening; twilight → 1814
► EVENTIDE evening → 1851 Amer. dial.
► EVERING evening → 1887 Eng. dial.
► EVERYSTREEN the evening before last → Bk1900 Sc.
► EVO evening → 1950s Aust. sl.
► GLOAMING twilight, dusk, the fall of the evening; shade, dusky light → c1000
► HEEL OF THE EVENING the last part of the evening → 1820 Sc.
► ONFALL the fall of the evening → a1800 Sc.
► QUARTERING TIME the middle of the morning or evening; the hour completely a quarter of a day → 1902 Amer. dial.
► SHANK OF THE EVENING, THE the latter part of the evening; twilight, dusk → 1829 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► UNDERN the period between noon and sunset; the evening → 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
PHRASES
► AFTER NIGHT in the evening → 1804 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► ADVESPERATE to draw towards night or evening → 1626 obs.