the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
a shortening of nightfall
darkness
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
the period spent sleeping
the time between sunset and midnight
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
raise (someone) to knighthood
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit