noonstead

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noun

The position of the sun at midday.

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Meanings

nounnoonstead (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe position of the sun at midday.

    With all our sister Nymphes, that to the noone-sted looke,

    1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 1 p. 5
    1 more example

    Long on the shore, distrest Marina lay: For he that ope's the pleasant sweets of May Beyond the Noon-stead so farre droue his teame,

    1616, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals, The Second Booke, the First Song, page 9

Origin

From noon + stead.

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“noonstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noonstead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noonstead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noonstead.

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