Meaning of DEWY
| Pronunciation: | | 'dooee
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| | Definition: | | [adj] wet with dew |
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| | Synonyms: | | bedewed, wet |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dew"y\, a.
1. Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist
with, dew.
A dewy mist Went and watered all the ground.
--Milton.
When dewy eve her curtain draws. --Keble.
2. Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
Dewy sleep ambrosial. --Cowper.
3. (Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if
covered with dew.
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