First Day

[ furst dey ]

noun

1. (among Quakers ) Sunday:

   On First Day afternoons, she goes off by herself to enjoy the solitude of writing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of First Day¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.

From The Daily Beast

The first day of Liberty, I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in.

From The Daily Beast

HONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard.

From The Daily Beast

The day we shot that scene, it was her first day on set and Maya Angelou had died that morning.

From The Daily Beast

I was shown how much the value of my life had shrunk on my very first day in the state system.

From The Daily Beast

Now, on my first day here, you pay me back for what I did then—as if it needed paying back!

From Project Gutenberg

A sense of inferiority crept over him, as on the first day of his arrival at Alexandria.

From Project Gutenberg

At the end of the first day Punch demanded to be set down in England, which he was certain must be close at hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Starting in Dallas he received orders for one hundred forty-two copies the first day.

From Project Gutenberg

This may be called the first day of the revolution, although the object of the meeting was to prevent such a catastrophe.

From Project Gutenberg