Meanings
dews1
- archaicpluralpoeticplural of dew
“The trail is fresh,” continued the chief; “not more than two dews have fallen on the prints of foot and hoof”
1844, Charles Augustus Murray, The Prarie-Bird, volume 3, published 2009, →ISBN, page 101 more example
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.
1837 January 7, Colonel Sykes, “The British Assocation. Seventh Meeting: Liverpool”, in The Literary gazette and journal of the belles lettres, arts, sciences, &c, number 1042, W.A. Scripps, page 606
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of dew
Dews2
- A surname.
Dews3
- pluralplural of Dew
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dews
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