GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 2 definitions

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   Twilight , n. [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see Twice) + leóht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See Light.]
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   The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
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   faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
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   As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,
   In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds.
   Milton.
   
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   The twilight of probability.
   Locke.
   
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   Twilight, a.
   Seen or done by twilight.
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   Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
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   O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves.
   Pope.
   
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