Sunset

Definition of Sunset

Sun´set´

n.

1.

The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.

'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.

- Campbell.

2.

Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.

Sunset shell
(Zool.) a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; - called also rising sun.

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