Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
evenfall [ee-vuh n-fawl] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the beginning of evening; twilight; dusk.
Origin of evenfall First recorded in 1805–15; even2 + fall Examples from the Web for evenfall Historical Examples of evenfall
Having sufficiently rested they proceeded on their way at evenfall.
Thomas Hardy
These things were swiftly done; and after evenfall Messer Pietro was bidden to grave business in his neighbour’s palace.
John Addington Symonds
Haze drew its veils across the world, and the air grew brown with evenfall.
George Allan England
Mine is to smoke a pipe at evenfall and watch a badger, a rattlesnake, and an owl go into their common prairie home one by one.
O. Henry
When he came home at evenfall he often showed his brothers and sisters bits of paper stamped like money.
Louise Imogen Guiney
British Dictionary definitions for evenfall evenfall noun
- archaic early evening; dusk