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

Although Admiral Bluewater devoted the minimum of time to sleep, he was not what the French term matinal.

From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore

The matinal hour devoted to this refreshing walk was to both maidens the calmest and happiest of the twenty-four.

From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt

He forbade the matinal visit to church, to which she clung so ardently.

From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann

He was at first alarmed about this matinal sortie, although he tried to explain it by a desire to bathe in the sea, or curiosity to see the city.

From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy