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.
SUNSHADE
Sun"shade`, n.
Defn: Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays. Specifically: (a) A small parasol. (b) An awning.
SUNSHINE
Sun"shine`, n.
1. The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give. But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. Milton.
2. Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness. That man that sits within a monarch's heart, And ripens in the sunshine of his favor. Shak.
SUNSHINE
Sun"shine`, a.
Defn: Sunshiny; bright. Shak. "Sunshine hours." Keble.
SUNSHINY
Sun"shin`y, a.
1. Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant; as, a sunshiny day.