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..
Morn"ing-glo`ry (?), n. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Ipomœa purpurea)
having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple,
white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See Dextrorsal.