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dewfall

[ doo-fawl, dyoo- ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dewfall1

First recorded in 1615–25; dew + fall
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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