a. Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take rest and refreshment at noon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. No. See the Note under No. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. nōn, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See Nine, and cf. Nones, Nunchion. ] 1. The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, the highest point; culmination. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

High noon, the exact meridian; midday. --
Noon of night, midnight. [ Poetic ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat; only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun. “Noonday walks.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rest at noon; a repast at noon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Nunchion. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The position of the sun at noon. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]