darkling

Definitions

1. Darkness.
   rare, uncountable
2. A child of darkness; someone dark by nature or who has grown dark in character.
   obsolete
3. A creature that lives in the dark.
4. A demon.
   poetic

Examples

“She carried some rugs for me through the shrubbery in the darkling. "They'll think⟳ we've gone mooning," she said, jerking her head at the household. "I wonder⟳ what they make⟳ of us – criminals."”

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