dewdrop

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See also: dew drop

English

dewdrops on grass

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Etymology

From 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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Noun

dewdrop (plural dewdrops)

  1. A droplet of water formed as dew.
    Hypernym: drop
  2. (baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A slow pitch.
  3. A plant of species Dalibarda repens.
    Synonyms: false violet, Robin runaway, star violet

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