资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Morning \Morn"ing\, a.
Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being
in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light;
morning service.
She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with
dew. --Shak.
{Morning gown}, a gown worn in the morning before one is
dressed for the day.
{Morning gun}, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at
military posts.
{Morning sickness} (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually
occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.
{Morning star}.
(a) Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn)
when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf.
{Evening star}, {Evening}.
(b) Satan. See {Lucifer}.
Since he miscalled the morning star, Nor man nor
fiend hath fallen so far. --Byron.
(c) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes,
either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a
chain.
{Morning watch} (Naut.), the watch between four A. M. and
eight A. M..