evetide en · NOUN
Etymology
A variant of eventide; equivalent to eve + tide.
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) evening
The feeble folk at home had grown full-used / To 'dug-outs', 'snipers', 'Huns', from the war-adept / In the mornings heard, and at eventides perused; / To day-dreamt men in millions, when they mused-- / to nightmare-men in millions when they slept.
Thomas Hardy, And There Was a Great Calm, III
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| evetides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |