dew
noun
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
had dewed
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past perfectof dew.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tender was her heart;Yet though her twentieth year had o’er her flown,And though her tears had dewed a mother’s grave,In her there lurked, not flower of womanhood,But flower of angel texture.
From The Legends of Saint Patrick by Aubrey De Vere
