dewdrop
A droplet of water formed as dewA droplet of water formed as dew.
» The tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.
Непорушно стоять дерева, загорнені в сутінь, рясно вкриті краплистою росою.
Meaning
3 sensesA droplet of water formed as dew.
Tautropfen
роси́нкаrosínka
роси́нкаrosýnka
a drop of dew
(dated, slang)A slow pitch.
A plant of species Dalibarda repens.
Examples
2 sentencesThe tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.
Непорушно стоять дерева, загорнені в сутінь, рясно вкриті краплистою росою. — Dorenda
The fairy would gracefully flit from flower to flower, gathering nectar and dewdrops for her magic.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English deu drop, dew droppe, dewe droppe, equivalent to dew + drop. Compare DFrom Middle English deu drop, dew droppe, dewe droppe, equivalent to dew + drop. Compare Dutch dauwdruppel (“dewdrop”), German Tautropfen (“dewdrop”), Danish dugdråbe (“dewdrop”), Swedish daggdroppe (“dewdrop”), Faroese døggdropi (“dewdrop”).
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