matinal

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"The sidewalks are swept, there is no refuse piled up, and a matinal sprinkler truck comes through, washing down the streets."

From Time Magazine Archive

It was blinding the sun with a matinal oblation of incense.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various

The light wagons were made to hold two each, instead of one, and the matinal snipe escaped death, and was happy over his early worm.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

And at my departure I saw my peaceful, friendly little city, with its venerable old church steeple, stretched out calm and sunny in matinal activity.

From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von

Perched on the steps of the church stood the stooped sable figure of the king, just coming from his matinal devotions.

From If I Were King by McCarthy, Justin