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day-star (dāˈstärˌ), n.
1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day; -- usually the planet Venus, when seen before and just after sunrise.
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A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts. 2 Peter i. 19.
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2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]
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So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed,
And yet anon repairs his drooping head,
And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. Milton.
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