day-star Meaning, Definition & Usage

Day"-star` noun

Definitions

1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.

   A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts. 2 Peter i. 19.

2. The sun, as the orb of day. Poetic

   So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. Milton.