bedew
to wet with or as if with dew.
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How to use bedew in a sentence
But then, most likely thou wilt pity Balder, And with a hot, a precious tear bedew him!
The Death of Balder | Johannes EwaldThe thermometer registers a subnormal temperature, the extremities are cold, and cold sweats bedew the body.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton ReeksHere bore him barefac'd on his bier Six proper youths and tall, And many a tear bedew'd his grave Within yon kirk-yard wall.
Book of Old Ballads | VariousO weep not, lady, weep not soe; Some ghostly comfort seek: Let not vain sorrow rive thy heart, Ne teares bedew thy cheek.
Book of Old Ballads | VariousIn this consecrated spot may memory come to embalm his name, and love bedew with her fondest tears the turf which wraps his clay.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. Sloan
British Dictionary definitions for bedew
/ (bɪˈdjuː) /
(tr) to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
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