01 n. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy we…
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The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise.
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Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.“Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising.” — Deut. iv. 47 (Rev. Ver.)“Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of travel slack, And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves the sunrise at his back.” — Whittier.