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名詞

dews

1. (archaic or poetic) plural of dew
   • 1837 January 7, Colonel Sykes, “The British Assocation. Seventh Meeting: Liverpool”, in The Literary gazette and journal of the belles lettres, arts, sciences, &c‎^[1], number 1042, W.A. Scripps, page 606:

     This is followed by a deluge of rain for an hour or two. Dews are very copious,– fogs little known. The climate is very salubrious.

   • 1844, Charles Augustus Murray, The Prarie-Bird‎^[2], volume 3, published 2009, →ISBN, page 10:

     “The trail is fresh,” continued the chief; “not more than two dews have fallen on the prints of foot and hoof”