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dusk

Definitions


[dʌsk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the darker stage of twilight
(e.g: dusk was falling rapidly)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dox ‘dark, swarthy’ and doxian ‘darken in colour’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tusin ‘darkish’; compare with dun The noun dates from the early 17th century The change in form from -x to -sk occurred in Middle English


[dʌsk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- grow dark
(e.g: the sky dusked and the shadows got long and hard)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dox ‘dark, swarthy’ and doxian ‘darken in colour’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tusin ‘darkish’; compare with dun The noun dates from the early 17th century The change in form from -x to -sk occurred in Middle English


[dʌsk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- shadowy, dim, or dark
(e.g: the dusk demesnes of night)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dox ‘dark, swarthy’ and doxian ‘darken in colour’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tusin ‘darkish’; compare with dun The noun dates from the early 17th century The change in form from -x to -sk occurred in Middle English




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