- dewfall
- dewfall dew"fall`, n. The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall. [1913 Webster]
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dewfall — [do͞o′fôl΄] n. 1. the formation of dew 2. the time of the evening when this begins … English World dictionary
Dewfall — This rare and long established surname is a dialectal transposition of the locational name Duffield, from a place called Duffield in Derbyshire, or from North and South Duffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire. All the placenames derive from the… … Surnames reference
dewfall — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the erroneous belief that dew comes down like rain 1. : formation of dew; also : the time when dew begins to deposit 2. : the amount of moisture deposited during one period of dewfall a very heavy dewfall … Useful english dictionary
dewfall — noun Date: 1622 formation of dew; also the time when dew begins to deposit … New Collegiate Dictionary
dewfall — /dooh fawl , dyooh /, n. 1. formation of dew. 2. the time at which dew begins to form. [1615 25; DEW + FALL] * * * … Universalium
dewfall — noun a) The forming of dew. b) The time when dew begins to form … Wiktionary
dewfall — dew|fall [ˈdju:fo:l US ˈdu:fo:l] n [U] AmE the forming of dew or the time when dew begins to appear … Dictionary of contemporary English
dewfall — noun literary the time of evening when dew begins to form … English new terms dictionary
dewfall — noun (U) literary the forming of dew or the time when dew begins to appear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Gefrorener Tau — auf einem Laubblatt Tau auf einem Spinnennetz … Deutsch Wikipedia
