Category:Sunset

Sun"set", sun"set`ting, n.

1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the Sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. 't is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. Campbell.

2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. Sunset shell (zoöl.), a west indian marine bivalve (tellina radiata) having a Smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling Those seen at sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun.