Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
day-dawn. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
day-dawn, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
day-dawn in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
day-dawn you have here. The definition of the word
day-dawn will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
day-dawn, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
day-dawn (countable and uncountable, plural day-dawns)
- (archaic) The rising of the sun; the time when the sun rises.
- Synonym: dawn
- 1650, Thomas Shepard, Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The Doctrine of the Sabbath, London: John Rothwell, Thesis 54, p. 52,
- Matthew affirms that this Day-light or Day-dawn was the End of the Sabbath.
1748, , “Letter XXXIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: , volume V, London: S Richardson; y Andrew Millar, over-against Catharine-street in the Strand; y J and J Rivington, in St. Paul’s Church-yard; nd by J. Leake, at Bath.">…], →OCLC, page 247:At day-dawn I looked thro’ the key-hole of my Beloved’s door.
1876, Mark Twain, chapter 32, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford: American Publishing Company, page 250:Before day-dawn, Judge Thatcher and the handful of searchers with him were tracked out, in the cave, by the twine clews they had strung behind them, and informed of the great news.