break of day

noun
1.
dawn; daybreak.
Examples from the web for break of day
  • They walked the whole night long, and by break of day came once more to their father's house.
  • Through the frayed curtain at my window, a wan glow announces the break of day.
  • They walked the whole night long, and by break of day came once more to their father's house.
  • The father then borrowed an axe of the neighbour, and next morning at break of day they went into the forest together.
  • We rose at the break of day and prepared for the journey.
  • In addition one early morning patrol at the break of day is the rule on all patrol sections.
  • From early nightfall till break of day the footpad and burglar piled his nefarious business with out let or hindrance.
  • Dancing was indulged in until the break of day, when the guests departed.
  • These soirees begin late and end with the break of day, sometimes a few moments earlier.
  • At break of day all was quiet, the wolves had gone to the woods.
British Dictionary definitions for break of day

break of day

noun
1.
another term for dawn (sense 1)
Idioms and Phrases with break of day

break of day

Dawn, early morning, as in We'll leave at break of day, as soon as it's light, or I feel as though I've been working since the break of day. This term uses break in the sense “burst out of darkness.” [ First half of 1500s ]
A synonym from the same period is the noun daybreak.