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

Dewfall, moonrise, high sweet clover, Chimney swifts at their twilight play; Quail call, owl hoot, moth a-hover, Midnight pale at the step of day.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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He tried to the end, as he always would, but there was no wicked turn or deception and the ball by now was sodden with the dewfall.

From The Guardian

I saw where the sun's hand pointed, I knew what the bird's note said; By the dawn and the dewfall anointed, You were queen by the gold on your head.

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