NATURAL DAY
\nˈat͡ʃəɹə͡l dˈe͡ɪ], \nˈatʃəɹəl dˈeɪ], \n_ˈa_tʃ_ə_ɹ_əl d_ˈeɪ]\
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Properly the period of twenty-four hours from midnight to midnight. Co. Litt. 135; Fox v. Abel. 2 Conn. 541; People v. Hatch, 33 111. 137. Though sometimes taken to mean the "day-time" or time between sunrise and sunset. In re Ten Hour Law. 24 R. I. 003, 54 Atl. 602, 61 L. R. A. 612.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.