bedew
to wet with or as if with dew.
Origin of bedew
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How to use bedew in a sentence
"A thousand thanks, dearest lady," exclaimed the grateful girl, kissing her mistress's hands and bedewing them with her tears.
Valeria | William Henry WithrowAt this Mrs. Maxwell's wounds inwardly bled afresh, and she came little short of bedewing the kind letter with her tears.
The Story of a Play | W. D. HowellsHis lordship was still in the full agony of woe; still grasping and bedewing Jack's cold hand with his tears.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour | R. S. SurteesThe heaving chests and profuse perspiration bedewing the bodies of both combatants, told how severe had been their exertions.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier | James InglisThe maidens came to witness her departure, with tears bedewing their cheeks.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3) | James Athearn Jones
British Dictionary definitions for bedew
/ (bɪˈdjuː) /
(tr) to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
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