BEDEW

bedew

(verb) cover with drops of dew or as with dew

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bedew (third-person singular simple present bedews, present participle bedewing, simple past and past participle bedewed)

(transitive) To make wet with or as if with dew.

Anagrams

• bewed, dweeb

Source: Wiktionary


Be*dew", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedewed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedewing.]

Definition: To moisten with dew, or as with dew. "Falling tears his face bedew." Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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