NOONING
Etymology
Noun
nooning (plural noonings)
(archaic, dialectal) A nap or rest in the middle of the day.
(archaic, dialectal) lunch; a meal in the middle of the day
Synonyms
• (midday rest): siesta
Verb
nooning
present participle of noon
Source: Wiktionary
Noon"ing, n.
Definition: A rest at noon; a repast at noon.
NOON
Noon, a.
Definition: No. See the Note under No. [Obs.]
Noon, n. Etym: [AS. n, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L.nona (sc. hora)
the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at
that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See
Nine, and cf. Nones, Nunchion.]
1. The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the
meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.
2. Hence, the highest point; culmination.
In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so
soon, and so fatally, overshadowed. Motley.
High noon, the exact meridian; midday.
– Noon of night, midnight. [Poetic] Dryden.
Noon, a.
Definition: Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. Young.
Noon, v. i.
Definition: To take rest and refreshment at noon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition