dew.
Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
Meaning & usage
Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.
An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.
There was a heavy dew this morning.
Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw (“dew”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with German Tau, Dutch dauw and Afrikaans dou. Doublet of dag.
To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
To deposit dew.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dewe, dewen, from Old English *dēawian, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwēn, from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną. Cognates include Saterland Frisian daue, German tauen and Dutch dauwen.
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