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Webster 1913 Edition
Dew
Dew
(dū)
, Noun.
[AS.
deáw
; akin to D. dauw
, G. thau
, tau
, Icel. dögg
, Sw. dagg
, Dan. dug
; cf. Skr. dhav
, dhāv
, to flow. √72. Cf. Dag
dew.] 1.
Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.
Her tears fell with the
dews
at even. Tennyson.
2.
Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
“The golden dew of sleep.” Shak.
3.
An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor.
“The dew of his youth.” Longfellow.
☞ Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.
Dew
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dewed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dewing
.] To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
The grasses grew
A little ranker since they
A little ranker since they
dewed
them so. A. B. Saxton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dew
DEW
,Noun.
DEW
, v.t To wet with dew; to moisten.Definition 2024
dew
dew
English
Noun
dew (countable and uncountable, plural dews)
- (uncountable) moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.
- (countable, but see usage notes) an instance of a such moisture settling on plants, etc.
- There was a heavy dew this morning.
- (uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
- (figuratively) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
- Shakespeare
- The golden dew of sleep.
- Shakespeare
- An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
- Longfellow
- The dew of his youth.
- Longfellow
Usage notes
- Although the countable sense is still used, the plural form is now archaic or poetic only.
Synonyms
- (moisture settling on plants): rore (obsolete)
Translations
moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc
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Verb
dew (third-person singular simple present dews, present participle dewing, simple past and past participle dewed)
- To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
- A. B. Saxton
- The grasses grew / A little ranker since they dewed them so.
- A. B. Saxton
Related terms
Translations
moisten
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Anagrams
Cornish
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Cardinal : dew | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *dọw, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Numeral
dew
- (cardinal) two
See also
Mutation
Mutation of dew
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛu̯/
Adjective
dew
- Soft mutation of tew.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tew | dew | nhew | thew |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Zazaki
Noun
dew ?
Declension
declension of dew
See also
- dewıc