n. 1 Venus as the evening star. 2 poet. evening. 3 (in pl.) a the sixth of the canonical hours of prayer. b evensong.
[ L vesper evening (star): sense 3 partly f. OF vespres f. eccl.L vesperas f. L vespera evening ]
n. 1 Venus as the evening star. 2 poet. evening. 3 (in pl.) a the sixth of the canonical hours of prayer. b evensong.
[ L vesper evening (star): sense 3 partly f. OF vespres f. eccl.L vesperas f. L vespera evening ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012