*dew*

n. One who, or that which, bedews. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Moist with dew; dewy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Night with her bedewy wings. A. Brewer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A caddice. See Caddice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. deáw; akin to D. dauw, G. thau, tau, Icel. dögg, Sw. dagg, Dan. dug; cf. Skr. dhav, dhāv, to flow. √72. Cf. Dag dew. ] 1. Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her tears fell with the dews at even. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. “The golden dew of sleep.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. “The dew of his youth.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dewed p. pr. & vb. n. Dewing. ] To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grasses grew
A little ranker since they dewed them so. A. B. Saxton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Due, or Duty. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ After Sir James Dewar, British physicist. ] A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, liquid nitrogen, etc., having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent conduction of heat, and sometimes having the glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat; -- called also, according to the particular shape,
Dewar bulb,
Dewar tube, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of Rubus cæsius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of Rubus canadensis and Rubus hispidus, species of low blackberries. (b) The plant which bears the fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feed him with apricots and dewberries. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some cut off the dewclaws [ of greyhounds ]. J. H. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A drop of dew. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. adj. of or pertaining to Dewey. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being dewy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dew + lap to lick. ] 1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age. [ Burlesque ] [ 1913 Webster ]

On her withered dewlap pour the ale. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with a dewlap. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no dew. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Meteor.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Dew + ret, v. t. ] To ret or rot by the process called dewretting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Earthworm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dewy mist
Went and watered all the ground. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

When dewy eve her curtain draws. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dewy sleep ambrosial. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A honeydew melon. [ PJC ]

n. A type of winter melon (Cucumis melo inodorus) related to the muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8 to 10 inches long on the long axis. [ PJC ]

v. t. To indue. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. meledeáw; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See Mellifluous, and Dew. ] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

powdery mildew a fungal disease of plants caused by an ascomycete of the order Erysiphales, characterized by a powdery white film on the surface of the affected plants. It is damaging to, e.g., roses and lilacs. Also, a fungus that causes such a disease. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mildewed p. pr. & vb. n. Mildewing. ] To taint with mildew; as, mildewed clothing. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . mildews the white wheat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become tainted with mildew. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See under Dutch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot pavement. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Toward the side; sidewise. [ 1913 Webster ]

A second refraction made sideways. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

His beard, a good palm's length, at least, . . .
Shot sideways, like a swallow's wings. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) See Horned rattler, under Horned. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [ Slang. ] adv. On or toward one side; laterally; sideways. [ 1913 Webster ]

I saw them mask their awful glance
Sidewise meek in gossamer lids. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. A way along which something slides. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Channel in which the tide sets. [ 1913 Webster ]