dry riser

Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet.

The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.

Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.

The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.

Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!