Part 3052

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor.</def> "The <i>dew</i> of his youth."

<i>Longfellow.</i>

<note>&hand; <i>Dew</i> is used in combination; as, <i>dew</i>-bespangled, <i>dew</i>-drenched, <i>dew</i>drop, etc.</note>

<h1>Dew</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dewed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dewing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.</def>

<blockquote>The grasses grew A little ranker since they <b>dewed</b> them so. <i>A. B. Saxton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dew</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew</hw>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Due</er>, or <er>Duty</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Dewberry</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew"ber`ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fruit of certain species of bramble (<spn>Rubus</spn>); in England, the fruit of <spn>R. c\'91sius</spn>, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of <spn>R. canadensis</spn> and <spn>R. hispidus</spn>, species of low blackberries</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The plant which bears the fruit.</def>

<blockquote>Feed him with apricots and <b>dewberries</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dewclaw</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew"claw`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.</def>

<blockquote>Some cut off the <b>dewclaws</b> [of greyhounds]. <i>J. H. Walsh.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dewdrop</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew"drop`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A drop of dew.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Dewfall</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew"fall`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.</def>

<h1>Dewiness</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being dewy.</def>

<h1>Dewlap</h1> <Xpage=404>

<hw>Dew"lap`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Dew</ets> + <ets>lap</ets> to lick.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.</def> <mark>[Burlesque]</mark>

<blockquote>On her withered <b>dewlap</b> pour the ale. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dewlapped</h1> <Xpage=404>