Definition of Dewfalls

1. Noun. (plural of dewfall) ¹

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Definition of Dewfalls

1. dewfall [n] - See also: dewfall

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewfalls

dewaxing
dewberries
dewberry
dewberry bush
dewclaw
dewclawed
dewclaws
dewdrop
dewdrops
dewed
dewet
dewets
dewetted
dewetting
dewfall
dewfalls (current term)
dewfull
dewier
dewiest
dewikified
dewikifies
dewikify
dewikifying
dewily
dewindtite
dewiness
dewinesses
dewing
dewire
dewired

Literary usage of Dewfalls

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Astronomical Register (1867)
"... so much the more dew will be deposited; hence the dewfalls are more copious in spring and summer than at any other season of the year. ..."

2. Song and Story: Later Poems by Edgar Fawcett (1884)
"... I am lifted above insubstantial traditions, Nor heed while they pass; Less to my forest-clad pride are a kingdom's transitions Than dewfalls on grass. ..."

3. Select Poetry: Chiefly Sacred, of the Reign of King James the First by Edward Farr (1847)
"No, no; shake off the dewfalls of the night That dampe thy plumes, and soare into the light With cheerfull notes ; whilst I retir"d, sit still, ..."

4. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1877)
"... 7 Snow, 4 Snowball, 24 Frost, 19 Ga/<?s, 1 Thunder, 12 Fo^s, 2 D^ws, 2 dewfalls. The Heavenly bodies are very meagrely represented by 1 Planet and 1 ..."

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