n. [ Cf. F. irroration. ] The act of bedewing; the state of being moistened with dew. [ Obs. ] Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. peroratio, fr. perorate, peroratum, to speak from beginning to end; per + orate to speak. See Per-, and Oration. ] (Rhet.) The concluding part of an oration; especially, a final summing up and enforcement of an argument. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew, fr. ros dew. ] A falling of dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]