different between smokefall vs vespers

English

Etymology

From smoke +? fall

Noun

smokefall (uncountable)

1. The close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.
   • 1935: T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton" (possible neologism)

     The moment in the draughty church at smokefall

2. The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.
   • 1985: T.S. Ledley and S.L. Thompson, Potential effect of nuclear war smokefall on sea ice (apparent neologism)

     The largest sea ice perturbations are generated by smokefall in spring.

3. An artificial waterfall of smoke for shows.

Translations

See also

• crepuscule
• dusk
• evenfall
• fogfall
• gloaming
• nightfall
• soot fallout
• sunset
• twilight

English

Etymology

From Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres (French vêpres), from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

Noun

vespers (uncountable)

1. (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours

Related terms

• smokefall

Noun

vespers

1. plural of vesper

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vespres

Etymology

From Old French vespres, from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

Noun

vespers (uncountable)

1. (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours.
2. (Christianity) The liturgical service celebrated at this time.

Descendants

• English: vespers

See also

• Vesper

References

• “vesper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.