dewdrop
Americannoun
noun
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a drop of dew
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euphemistic a drop of mucus on the end of one's nose
Etymology
Origin of dewdrop
Example Sentences
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In another, a ladybug drinks water from a dewdrop on a long blade of grass.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 22, 2024
Alsop took a painterly approach to Mahler’s many details — birdsong and bells, dewdrop harps, the lowing moo of a tuba.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
There’s one tremendous shot in Tall Grass with a reflection in a moving dewdrop, with the camera inverting.
From The Verge ● Oct. 9, 2019
He might drop a chord of dewdrop sensitivity into the middle of a passage of heavily percussive playing; he might change the hue of a comrade’s solo by suggesting a subtle countermelody underneath.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
Blue-gold tinged with pink, each dewdrop turned into a scintillating jewel, spiders’ webs became glittering filigree, birdsong rang out as if there had never been a day as fresh and beautiful as this one.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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