n. [ L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. "e`speros, "espe`ra, and perhaps to E. west. Cf. Hesperian, Vespers. ] The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vesper sparrow, the grass finch. See under Grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Vesper; evening. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ OF. vespres, F. vêpres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See Vesper, n. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sicilian vespers. See under Sicilian, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a bat. ] (Zool.) A genus of bats including some of the common small insectivorous species of North America and Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Vespertine. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vespertinus. See Vesper. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Blossoming in the evening. [ 1913 Webster ]