n., adj., & v.
--n.
1. the darker stage of twilight.
2 shade; gloom.
--adj. poet. shadowy; dim; dark-coloured.
--v.tr. & intr. poet. make or become shadowy or dim.
Etymology: ME dosk, dusk f. OE dox dark, swarthy, doxian darken in colour
n., adj., & v.
--n.
1. the darker stage of twilight.
2 shade; gloom.
--adj. poet. shadowy; dim; dark-coloured.
--v.tr. & intr. poet. make or become shadowy or dim.
Etymology: ME dosk, dusk f. OE dox dark, swarthy, doxian darken in colour
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012