evenfall

[ ee-vuh n-fawl ]

/ ˈi vənˌfɔl /

noun

the beginning of evening; twilight; dusk.

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Origin of evenfall

First recorded in 1805–15; even² + fall

Words nearby evenfall

even-handed, even-minded, even-steven, even-tempered, even-toed ungulate, evenfall, evenhanded, evening, evening bag, evening campion, evening class

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Example sentences from the Web for evenfall

These things were swiftly done; and after evenfall Messer Pietro was bidden to grave business in his neighbour's palace.
New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds
Haze drew its veils across the world, and the air grew brown with evenfall.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
Having sufficiently rested they proceeded on their way at evenfall.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy
When he came home at evenfall he often showed his brothers and sisters bits of paper stamped like money.
Brownies and Bogles|Louise Imogen Guiney

Mine is to smoke a pipe at evenfall and watch a badger, a rattlesnake, and an owl go into their common prairie home one by one.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for evenfall

evenfall

/ (ˈiːvənˌfɔːl) /

noun

archaic early evening; dusk

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