3 entries under this word

Dew

Dew, n.

noun

(dū, 30), n. [A.-S. deáw, D. dauw, Dan. dug, Sw. dagg, Icel. dögg, L. Ger. dau, O. H. Ger. tau, tou, N. H. Ger. thau. Cf. DAG.] Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night; — used in composition; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, &c.

Her tears fell with the dews at even. Tennyson.

Dew, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. DEWED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEWING.] To wet with dew; to bedew; to moisten. Also, as v. i., to rain slightly. [Obs.]

Dew, n.

noun

The same as DUE, or DUTY. [Obs.] Spenser.