Part 20

Yes"tern (?), a. [See Yester.] Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past.

Yes"ter*night` (?), n. The last night; the night last past.

Yes"ter*night`, adv. [AS. gystran niht. See Yesterday.] On the last night. B. Jonson.

Yes"ter*noon` (?), n. The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.

Yes"ter*week` (?), n. The week last past; last week.

Yes"ter*year` (?), n. The year last past; last year.

Yes`treen" (?), n. Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. [R. or Scot.]

Yestreen I did not know How largely I could live.

Bp. Coxe.

Yest"y (?), a. See Yeasty. Shak.

Yet (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.

Yet, adv. [OE. yet, et, it, AS. git, gyt, giet, gieta; akin to OFries. ieta, eta, ita, MHG. iezuo, ieze, now, G. jetzo, jetzt.]

1. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. "A little longer; yet a little longer." Dryden.

This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.

Atterbury.

The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.

L'Estrange.

2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.

Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.

Addison.

3. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.

Ne never yet no villainy ne said.

Chaucer.

4. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time. "He 'll be hanged yet." Shak.

5. Even; -- used emphatically.

Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.

Bacon.

Yet (?), conj. Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.