{ } n. 1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sunset shell (Zool.), a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun. [ 1913 Webster ]