dewfall

[ doo-fawl, dyoo- ]

noun

1. formation of dew.
2. the time at which dew begins to form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dewfall¹

First recorded in 1615–25; dew + fall

Example Sentences

The dewfall had been very heavy, and soaked them from nose tip to tail, and the bats wheeled overhead.

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Always, from dawn to dewfall, the world about little Chebeague is full of swallows that dart and soar and flit like shadows.

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I would rather feel the dewfall of a child's loving tear upon my face than wear a laureate's crown.

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So plentiful is this dewfall, in some favored sections, as really to support vegetation.

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Rain, exposure at dewfall on the searocks, a peccadillo at my time of life.

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