witching hour

Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of "the witching time of night." The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Conchobhar	-	Irish, Irish Mythology
Idril	-	Literature
Garland	['ga:lənd]
ÉTiennette	-	French
Aubert	['ɔ:bət]
Myra	['mairə]