Dew
Dew (dū) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon deáw; akin to Dutch dauw, German thau, tau, Icelandic dogg, Swedish dagg, Danish dug; compare Sanskrit dhav, dhāv, to flow. r72. Compare 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.
2.
Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
The golden dew of sleep.
3.
An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor.
The dew of his youth.
Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.
Dew , transitive verb
To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
The grasses grew
A little ranker since they dewed them so.
Dew , adjective and noun