dju: n. & v. --n. 1 atmospheric
vapour condensing in
small drops on
cool surfaces at
night. 2 beaded or glistening
moisture resembling
this, e.g. tears. 3 freshness,
refreshing quality. --v.tr.
wet with or as with dew. ødew-claw 1 a
rudimentary inner toe found on
some dogs. 2 a
false hoof on a
deer etc. dew-fall 1
the time when dew begins to
form. 2
evening. dew-point the
temperature at
which dew forms. dew-pond a
shallow usu.
artificial pond once supposed to
have been fed by atmospheric
condensation. [OE deaw f. Gmc]