Dews

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of dew archaic, form-of, plural, poetic

    "This is followed by a deluge of rain for an hour or two. Dews are very copious,– fogs little known. The climate is very salubrious."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of dew form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    plural of Dew form-of, plural

Synonyms

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aspergebedewbespatterbesprinkledabbledamp

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"A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure."

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