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

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

Almost always the fresh and matinal song of one awoke the song of the others, who, more lazy, did not leave their nests at so early an hour.

From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène

W. is not at all "matinal" and hates doing any kind of business early—must always have his ride first.

From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King

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

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