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Meanings of eventide in English

Portuguese
fim de tarde
Catalan
capvespre
Spanish
atardecer

The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

        fim de tarde
        Usage of eventide in English
        1
        The bitter words spoken this morning reproach at eventide the smarting conscience.
        History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 /...
        2
        It was eventide, and the marketplace was filled with an excited population.
        The House of Walderne / A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in...
        3
        He would live day by day, and not look to the eventide.
        Joyce of the North Woods
        4
        It was nine o'clock, and the servants were enjoying their eventide repose.
        Phantom Fortune, a Novel
        5
        They carried their vesture down to them, and were busy till eventide.
        The Fall of the Nibelungs
        6
        It could be the next sporting craze - tournament golf at eventide.
        The Irish Times
        7
        Here in the eventide one sees the will of the wisp.
        The Tarn of Eternity
        8
        The meeting of Isaac and Rebekah in the field at eventide is charming.
        The Woman's Bible
        9
        Forty-five strong knichts cleaved I 'twixt cock's crow and eventide, yet weary not.
        Wizardborn
        10
        He was standing at eventide facing the rough and rugged heights of Enslin.
        Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) / Lette...
        11
        Sitting at the door at eventide they contemplated a prospect of unrivaled beauty.
        Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
        12
        The Power of Darkness made a rain-flood to fall at eventide.
        The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets f...
        13
        At eventide one feels the soul of Nature as at no other hour.
        Under the Trees and Elsewhere
        14
        Isaac, the son of Abraham, went into the field at eventide to meditate.
        Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians
        15
        At eventide thou shalt always be glad if thou spend the day profitably.
        The Imitation of Christ
        16
        Hues of language vied with hues of sunset not seldom of an eventide.
        Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
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