All 3 Uses of
meridian
in
Jane Eyre
- I feared my hopes were too bright to be realised; and I had enjoyed so much bliss lately that I imagined my fortune had passed its meridian, and must now decline.†
Chpt 25
- In the very meridian of the night's enjoyment, about an hour after tea, a rap was heard at the door.†
Chpt 34 *
- Rochester, I have just discovered the sun is far declined from its meridian, and Pilot is actually gone home to his dinner.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(meridian) one of the imaginary lines between the north and south pole that are used to establish east-to-west position (longitude)