'day-star' definitions:

Definition of 'day-star'

From: GCIDE
  • day-star \day"-star`\ (d[=a]"st[aum]r`), n.
  • 1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day; -- usually the planet Venus, when seen before and just after sunrise. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts. --2 Peter i. 19. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]