Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Sunsetting
{
Sun′set′
,Sun′setˊting
, }Noun.
1.
The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.
’T is the
sunset
of life gives me mystical lore. Campbell.
2.
Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.
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
.