day-star /(dā"stär`)/

day·-star

day-star

n.
  1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day; -- usually the planet Venus, when seen before and just after sunrise.
    A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts.
    — 2 Peter i. 19.
  2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]
    So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.