dews

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Pronunciation

Noun

dews

  1. (archaic or poetic) plural of dew
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    • 1844, Charles Augustus Murray, The Prarie-Bird‎[1], volume 3, published 2009, →ISBN, page 10:
      “The trail is fresh,” continued the chief; “not more than two dews have fallen on the prints of foot and hoof”

Usage notes

Although a countable sense of dew is still used, the plural form is no longer in common usage.

Verb

dews

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dew

Anagrams

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