Dewberry to Diadem
Dewberry
(Dew"ber`ry) n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the
fruit of R. cæsius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species
of low blackberries. (b) The plant which bears the fruit.
Feed him with apricots and dewberries.
Shak. Dewclaw
(Dew"claw`) n. In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not
reaching the ground.
Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds].
J. H. Walsh. Dewdrop
(Dew"drop`) n. A drop of dew. Shak.
Dewfall
(Dew"fall`) n. The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.
Dewiness
(Dew"i*ness) n. State of being dewy.
Dewlap
(Dew"lap`) n. [Dew + lap to lick.]
1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.
2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age. [Burlesque]
On her withered dewlap pour the ale.
Shak. Dewlapped
(Dew"lapped`) a. Furnished with a dewlap.
Dewless
(Dew"less), a. Having no dew. Tennyson.
Dew-point
(Dew"-point`) n. (Meteor.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the
humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Dewret
(Dew"ret`) v. t. [Dew + ret, v. t.] To ret or rot by the process called dewretting.
Dewretting
(Dew"ret`ting), n. Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and
hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
Dewrot
(Dew"rot`) v. t. To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting.
Dewworm
(Dew"worm`) n. (Zoöl.) See Earthworm.
Dewy
(Dew"y) a.
1. Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
A dewy mist
Went and watered all the ground.
Milton.
When dewy eve her curtain draws.
Keble. 2. Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
Dewy sleep ambrosial.
Cowper. 3. (Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew.
Dexter
(Dex"ter) a. [L.,; akin to Gr. Skr. dakshia (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth. taihswa, OHG.
zeso. Cf. Dexterous.]
